Komocabo
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I have been using my freezer as a fermentation chamber. It is controlled by and STC-1000 and it is great.
So I decided to cold crash an IPA that I brewed for the 4th of July. I was reading all of the threads, and everyone seems to be worried about suck back, and O2, etc., due to the pressure loss of chilling quickly. I get that, but I wonder why not just remove the airlock and bung all together, and replace that with a sanitized piece of tinfoil over the top of the fermenter. Hell, throw a rubber band around it if you're worried about the minimal amount of O2 that may be introduced.
I am thinking it's the same way I handle my yeast starters, which are successful... After all, starters ferment, then get cold crashed for pitching.
Has anyone done this? Is there any danger/drawback?
Am I an idiot for thinking this, or exceptionally thrift (aka cheap!)
Cheers
So I decided to cold crash an IPA that I brewed for the 4th of July. I was reading all of the threads, and everyone seems to be worried about suck back, and O2, etc., due to the pressure loss of chilling quickly. I get that, but I wonder why not just remove the airlock and bung all together, and replace that with a sanitized piece of tinfoil over the top of the fermenter. Hell, throw a rubber band around it if you're worried about the minimal amount of O2 that may be introduced.
I am thinking it's the same way I handle my yeast starters, which are successful... After all, starters ferment, then get cold crashed for pitching.
Has anyone done this? Is there any danger/drawback?
Am I an idiot for thinking this, or exceptionally thrift (aka cheap!)
Cheers