Hey guys - still new at this... I had a bit of a lag time with my fermentation, it took around 40 hours to notice any activity, so I gave it a little shake to get things moving once I noticed some positive pressure in the airlock. It was obviously better off than I thought, because some foam/krausen came up into the airlock.
It settled back down, and its still fermenting steadily (after 3 days) - but there is some residue in the airlock. (Its not blocking the C02)
I'm wondering if I should have cleaned and sanitized it, but I didn't want to take it off since it's been nice and steadily bubbling. It's only on the inside of the tube, didn't touch air I don't think, plus there's vodka in there so I figured it would be fine.
You guys think I should have sanitized it? Should I do it at this point?
Thanks!
It settled back down, and its still fermenting steadily (after 3 days) - but there is some residue in the airlock. (Its not blocking the C02)
I'm wondering if I should have cleaned and sanitized it, but I didn't want to take it off since it's been nice and steadily bubbling. It's only on the inside of the tube, didn't touch air I don't think, plus there's vodka in there so I figured it would be fine.
You guys think I should have sanitized it? Should I do it at this point?
Thanks!