Secondary carboy overflowing!
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Remove airlock. Cover carboy opening with a small piece of foil. Clean and sanitize airlock.
Sanitize a thief/turkey baster, remove foil and 2-3" of beer from carboy and recap with airlock.
Sample the sample.
RDWHAHB...
Sanitize a thief/turkey baster, remove foil and 2-3" of beer from carboy and recap with airlock.
Sample the sample.
RDWHAHB...
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If you knew to do that then maybe you shouldn't have asked the question.
It looks like there is garbage in the neck of the carboy. I'm just telling you what I would do.
It looks like there is garbage in the neck of the carboy. I'm just telling you what I would do.
Willsellout
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sure, as long as you don't mind doing it another 10 times.98EXL said:
FlyGuy
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With that little headspace in the carboy, I think a blow-off tube would have been a better choice over an airlock. If you rack too early, or a lot of CO2 comes out of solution and foams, the foam will build up quickly in the neck of the carboy.
If you have a carboy cap, use it and some hose to make a blow-off tube into a bucket of sanitizer. I am not sure if you know what I am referring to -- if not, I will dig up a picture. There have been a bunch posted lately.
If you have a carboy cap, use it and some hose to make a blow-off tube into a bucket of sanitizer. I am not sure if you know what I am referring to -- if not, I will dig up a picture. There have been a bunch posted lately.
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98EXL
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homebrewer_99 said:If you knew to do that then maybe you shouldn't have asked the question.
It looks like there is garbage in the neck of the carboy. I'm just telling you what I would do.
I didn't want to assume, we all know where that gets us
Willsellout said:
I looked at it today, going to have to do it again after work
paranode said:
I didn't appear to be doing squat in the primary. Now in the secondary, it's bubbling a little bit, enough to put foam in the airlock
FlyGuy said:
I know what you are talking about, just don't have one....maybe I'll get one
Craig5_12
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just take the top cap off of the airlock and add a piece of tubing to that and put it in some water....I use bleach in my water so I don't worry about it getting weird beasties in it.
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