Pushed the stopper all the way in!

Made up a batch of brown ale this weeked. As usual, when the wort was properly chilled and transferred to the primary (5 gal glass carboy), I proceeded to insert a rubber stopper on the top in order to shake some air into it (i.e. "aerate"). Well, I don't know if it was the amount of beer I had consumed during the brewing process or what, but damned if I didn't push the stopper all the way into the frigging carboy! Now I don't know if I should worry (heaven forbid!) or wind my wristwatch. What I think happened is that a vacuum was created by a temperature differential somehow and the stopper actually got sucked into the fermentor. Anybody else ever had this happen to them?

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Yes, it's happened to me. When the stopper is wet, and the mouth of the carboy is wet- that sucker slips right in. I have extra stoppers, though, so I just left it. I do use carboy caps more often now, and this is just one of the reasons why!

Lorena

Yooper Brewmistress said:

When the stopper is wet, and the mouth of the carboy is wet- that sucker slips right in.
Lorena

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Shouldn't this be posted in the Homebrewing terms that sound dirty but really aren't thread?

Seriously. I've just about had enough with rubber stoppers. I also have a problem with them not staying in when they are wet. I push them down and they pop right back out. It's even worse now that I'm using StarSan.
I think I'll give those carboy caps a try.

Get the right size stopper and you won't have this worry. I'd have to hammer mine in.

RichBrewer said:

Seriously. I've just about had enough with rubber stoppers. I also have a problem with them not staying in when they are wet. I push them down and they pop right back out. It's even worse now that I'm using StarSan.
I think I'll give those carboy caps a try.

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Try these They work great

rdwj said:

Try these They work great

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Seconded. I have carboy caps, but I use the universal bungs; they just feel like they make a tighter seal than the caps. Never had a problem with them not fitting tightly or sealing properly. I just bring out the caps for siphoning.

rdwj said:

Try these They work great

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I was going to say seconded, but now I've got to say thirded.