90* Elbow for Blow-off tube

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Using a 90* 3/8 elbow plugged into a stopper connected to a 3/8 line to some star-san bottle. Is there a chance the krauzen (spelling?) could clog the elbow? Should I get a wider elbow? Thoughts?
 
3/8” is pretty small and could clog with a particularly vigorous fermentation. Elbows are prime locations to trap gunk too. That said, so long as you have reasonable headroom in your fermenter you’ll be fine. Leave a few inches and the krausen (Or enough of it) won’t make it to the tube to clog anything.
 
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