Gulp? No airlock?

[greenandgold]

I transferred my 3rd brew, an IPA from the primary to the secondary Thursday night. Tried it and it already tasted great (or at least a big improvement at this stage from my first 2).

Problem is that they stopper for my second carboy was the wrong size so I couldn't put an airlock on it. Worse problem was that I was going out of town till today and wouldn't be able to get to the LHBS till Monday. So I put a ziplock bag over the top and attached it with a rubber band.

4 nights like that, but I'm thinking I'll probably be ok. Hope I didn't ruin my best batch to date.

 

[SteveM]

You should be fine. You won't be producing much CO2 at this point anyway. If your bag blows up like a balloon, think about venting it.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Another common solution is to cover it with some clean aluminum foil.

 

[fast-fish]

or a balloon

 

[ochocki]

/\/\/\ A friend of mine had to use a baloon as he had a similar problem, going out of town and no airlock.

When he got home he said the balloon was half full, seems like a good makeshift solution. Wont burst off (unless tons of pressure) and makes a great seal.