Do you always have to use a blow-off tube?

william_shakes_beer · Dec 6, 2011

From what I've read and seen said:
Disagree. when krasen rises in the airlock it foams through the vent holes in trhe cap and then hardens there, forming a plug where it is exposed to air. The blowoff tube moves the krausen further away from the fermenter and doesn't permit contact with air until it has exited the tube through the liquid, where it is much less likely to form a crust. I suspect a blowoff can also plug and allow pressure to build, but its much less likely.

day_trippr · Dec 6, 2011

william_shakes_beer said:
[...] I suspect a blowoff can also plug and allow pressure to build, but its much less likely.

Highly unlikely if it's a 1" ID blow-off...

Cheers!

JSGT09 · Dec 6, 2011

What is the best way to add a blowoff to a bucket fermenter that only has a small hole for the typical airlock? I was thinking I could remove the guts of the 3 piece airlock and just add a large tube to it and down to a blow off container.

BadgerBrigade · Dec 6, 2011

neut2004 said:
Foil. No extra equipment to buy or take up space; co2 gets out, no air gets in. I ferment in a swamp cooler which catches any overflow. If you ferment at RT, put a towel underneath.

What is RT? I'm totally new at this

BadgerBrigade · Dec 6, 2011

Okay so it's the morning after everything has completely overflowed I've taken the airlock off 3 or four times to clean it and finally I just put it on without the cap...
It seems now everything has settled way down so I am going to remove and clean the airlock one last time.. Pour alcohol over the bung first right? removed the airlock clean the airlock put the airlock back in and add fresh vodka...?

Berock · Dec 6, 2011

Never needed a Blow-off except on time I added strawberries in a carboy. Mostly use buckets and never had an issue.

bovineblitz · Dec 6, 2011

BadgerBrigade said:
What is RT? I'm totally new at this

room temperature

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