Brew in airlock - is this a problem?

[vexx64]

Hi there,

I'm currently brewing a spirit base kit I bought from a home brew shop.

I originally put water in the airlock, after one day my brew is in the airlock, is this undesirable and does it need to be sorted?

Thanks

 

[nanofreak]

It is fine. It is ok for the liquid to go out in that direction, the big thing is preventing oxygen and other things from entering.

 

[vexx64]

Excellent, thank you!

 

[TipsyDragon]

karusen in the airlock is normal. just make sure it doesn't clog the airlock or you may come home to a beer geyser. i would suggest switching to a blowoff tube.

 

[Krelja]

make sure the airlock is clear so it doesn't shoot off of your bucket or carboy. A blow-off tube would be best. Just make sure it doesn't clog so beer goes flying everywhere.

TipsyDragon beat me to it by less than a minute

 

[TipsyDragon]

TipsyDragon beat me to it by less than a minute

((deep belly laugh accompanied by flames))

 

[vexx64]

There doesn't appear to be any foam in there, just liquid, I'll leave the blow off tube for now and just keep a frequent eye on it and hope for the best.

Thanks

 

[SheBrew]

Trust me, switch to a blow-off tube while you can. I just went through this process not five days ago and awoke to half-fermented wort spewing out of my airlock and onto my carpet and walls.

The blow off tubes aren't hard to set up, and they'll save you from scrubbing a sticky mess off your walls later.