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I started a lager in my fast fermenter for the first time 3 days ago. I was starting to get concerned because there was no airlock activity, but I can see the yeast in the collection ball increasing in size. I shook the fermenter up and the lid was in fact leaking. I was thinking what I could use for a gasket and I found this.
Silicone airline tubing used for air pumps in fish tanks. It's very flexible and on the cheap side for the length. Here are the pictures, and I have no lid leaks now.
I cut off a piece 1 inch long and cut out 3/16" down the length to join the 2 ends together. I placed the tubing in the lid and cut the appropriate length so the ends fit tight together from the roundness of the lid. I placed it on top of the original gasket and it fits tight enough against the lid threads to stay in place.
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Silicone airline tubing used for air pumps in fish tanks. It's very flexible and on the cheap side for the length. Here are the pictures, and I have no lid leaks now.
I cut off a piece 1 inch long and cut out 3/16" down the length to join the 2 ends together. I placed the tubing in the lid and cut the appropriate length so the ends fit tight together from the roundness of the lid. I placed it on top of the original gasket and it fits tight enough against the lid threads to stay in place.
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