Nothing wrong, just a very active fermentation in a one gallon carboy.
You can remove the airlock, cover the top of the carboy with some foil (or a plastic bag), clean/rinse the airlock, refill it, and put it back.
Should I fill the airlock back up with just water?
Thank you for taking the time to respond I really appreciate it.
Should I fill the airlock back up with just water?
Okay thank youI personally use just a water/bleach solution. 1tsp to gallon (4L) of water. Or you could use StarSan solution. I don’t use plain water as I’m paranoid of an infection. But others may say water is just fine.
Vodka. Having a bleach solution sucked back when fermentation stops and the pressure changes will ruin the batchI personally use just a water/bleach solution. 1tsp to gallon (4L) of water. Or you could use StarSan solution. I don’t use plain water as I’m paranoid of an infection. But others may say water is just fine.
Vodka. Having a bleach solution sucked back when fermentation stops and the pressure changes will ruin the batch
Cheapo vodka is fine.
Bleach doesn't come anywhere near my brew stuff - I don't like bandaid flavor.
Yes I did. It just looks ridiculous how much growth is on the top of the surface.And make sure you sanitize the male end of the airlock when you re-insert it into the grommet. Out of curiosity; I am assuming with the one gallon batch you used dry yeast?
Yes I did. It just looks ridiculous how much growth is on the top of the surface.
I’ve cleaned it out two times because it keeps filling up with more yeast about 20 minutes after I clean it.
I don’t have any tubing unfortunatelyIf you have enough tubing you could run your tubing into a dish of sanitizer or “vodka”.
What is the most telling sign of an infection?It is, but like others have mentioned, if the airlock goes empty from the eruptious (sp? or new word?) fermentation, then any suckback could bring in infectious junk. If you have a blow-off tube into a sanitizer/vodka filled jug, it will not be an issue.
Also, every time you take out the airlock and expose it, you are exposing it to oxygen and the potential for infection.
I sure hope that doesn’t happen hahaThe forum link below is a good visual example. You'll know it when you see it most of the time...haha.
Post your infection
This!Vodka. Having a bleach solution sucked back when fermentation stops and the pressure changes will ruin the batch
This!
Worst case is suck-back of vodka which adds miniscule increase in abv.
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