Bubble Airlock Lid?

Omahawk · Jun 13, 2009

I just completed my first every extract boil, cool and yeast is pitched and lid is on plastic fermenting bucket. I have a bubble airlock, sanitized with a little water in it as a buffer. I've come to my first step where I'm confused (shocked I made it this far without confusion, BTW): my airlock came with a little plastic. Should I use it during fermentation? I can't decide.

Thanks for the help.

JohnnyO · Jun 13, 2009

A little plastic what?

Omahawk · Jun 13, 2009

JohnnyO said:
A little plastic what?

Oops. Plastic lid. It looks kind of like this:

Do I leave the red lid on?

K-Dub · Jun 13, 2009

plastic lid?

Omahawk · Jun 13, 2009

K-Dub said:
plastic lid?

Yes, lid. My bad.

Sorry I tried responding a while ago, and my posts don't seem to be going through.

It looks like this:

Do I leave the red lid on?

3bals · Jun 13, 2009

Yes, it's vented.

Rick500 · Jun 13, 2009

Sure, pop it on there. It'll keep thirsty critters out of your airlock fluid.

Another tip for airlocks: You can use cheap vodka instead of water. Then if any gets in your beer, there's no worry of infection (unlikely though it may be in any case).

Omahawk · Jun 13, 2009

Thanks for the help. Looking forward to tasting my Extra Pale Ale.

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