I have a glass carboy and the brew shop in town sold me stopper, I think they are universal stopper and it fit in my carboy but it keep poppin up, it won't stay in. Now is this bad for my beer? I will go to another brew shop to get one tomorrow.
stopper keep popping up
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Do you have a solid stopper on a carboy full of fermenting beer?
If so take it out and put some sanitized foil loosly over the opening.
Get a stopper with a hole in it and get an airlock on it.
Using Starsan? In my experience this causes neoprene (which is what most stoppers are made from) to become "slick" until it dries. I have carboy handles on my glass carboys and fashion a rubber band around it to help hold down the stopper.
yes its probably 10 days in secondary, I just transferred in a carboy to cold crash soon. Its not a solid stopper, its one with a hold and I have a airlock on it.
Try a little tape...
flars
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I use the universal stopper with all my carboys. Does the stopper feel sticky against your fingers when you rinse it under warm water. If it doesn't, there may be some cleaner residue on it.
it is a universal one and I just cleaned my carboy with starsan before maybe that is why its not sicking to the glass?
imasickboy
Drinkasaurus extraordinarius
If it's one of these:
they don't like to "stick" when the glass or the stopper are wet. Dry both, and then all will be well.
If it is one of these:
Then I don't have any advice for you, because I've never had any trouble with them.
they don't like to "stick" when the glass or the stopper are wet. Dry both, and then all will be well.
If it is one of these:
Then I don't have any advice for you, because I've never had any trouble with them.
yes using starsan. I don't have a handle on mine what should I do?
If it's one of these:
they don't like to "stick" when the glass or the stopper are wet. Dry both, and then all will be well.
If it is one of these:
Then I don't have any advice for you, because I've never had any trouble with them.
its the second one I have, the universal. Should I wait til it dry?
caverdave21
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Plus 1 on the rubber bands. It will hold the stopper in place until the moisture dries and the stopper sticks
imasickboy
Drinkasaurus extraordinarius
Can't hurt. Take a clean paper towel and dry the glass and the stopper. Maybe it'll work for you.
