Water lock level?

Yakima 728
Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Hopheader

Hopheader

Well-Known Member
Joined
Apr 7, 2009
Messages
274
Reaction score
0
Location
Canada, eh!
New to using the "waterlock" airlock, the squiggly thing instead of the two-piece airlock I usually use. Figured I'd switch it up a bit.

Question:

How full do you fill it?!?!

There are the two bubble chambers, one on each side. I would guess fill the right side (immediate chamber out of the carboy) and not the left side?

Duh.....
 
Actually, if it's the one I'm thinking of, there is a line. Just hold it up to the light, and you should see the line. Fill it to the line, and it should be equal on both sides. Once you put it on the fermenter, the pressure will push it to one side.
 
If there's no line, fill it until it's just under 1/2 full in both sides (with no pressure). That way it's less prone to possible suck back. Those kind I fill before I put it on the fermenter.
 

Similar threads

nyoksol
Stuck fermentation-- how can I rescue it?
Replies
11
Views
1K
dmtaylor
dmtaylor
quantumguy
liquid-out ball lock installed at bottom of fermenter
Replies
39
Views
860
quantumguy
quantumguy
Brettgvdp
Water in air lock moved
Replies
3
Views
853
Brettgvdp
Brettgvdp
A
Fermentation Chamber Filling Up With Water
Replies
11
Views
1K
Deadalus
Deadalus
chrispokey
Time for another round of "Is this beer infected?"
Replies
15
Views
563
IslandLizard
IslandLizard
Williams Brewing 300

Latest posts

Back
Top