ratnerstar
Member
Okay, I'm a total newbie: I just started my first brew. It's fermenting (hopefully) in my closet right now. Incidentally, I spent days obsessively reading this forum before starting. Thanks so much for all the advice! You guys are crazy smart.
Anyway, I'm slightly worried about the looseness of the lid on my fermenter bucket. Yes, I saw lots of posts here about how that's not really a problem, but I guess I was expecting "not totally airtight" rather than "just sorta sits on top without any sort of seal at all." Is that right?
John Palmer says that it isn't a big deal, since so much CO2 will be coming out that nothing will be able to come in. But what about after the major part of the fermentation is done? I'm planning on not using a secondary. Given that the CO2 output will slow, will the lack of a good seal be a problem?
I don't have any homebrew yet, but I will endeavor to R and DW with the aid of a Dogfish Head 60. Thanks!
Anyway, I'm slightly worried about the looseness of the lid on my fermenter bucket. Yes, I saw lots of posts here about how that's not really a problem, but I guess I was expecting "not totally airtight" rather than "just sorta sits on top without any sort of seal at all." Is that right?
John Palmer says that it isn't a big deal, since so much CO2 will be coming out that nothing will be able to come in. But what about after the major part of the fermentation is done? I'm planning on not using a secondary. Given that the CO2 output will slow, will the lack of a good seal be a problem?
I don't have any homebrew yet, but I will endeavor to R and DW with the aid of a Dogfish Head 60. Thanks!