I hate airlocks

[nickharbour]

I brewed thursday night, aerated my wort nicely (stone) and pitched a packet of safale 05 directly on top of the foam. My fermenter is a blichmann conical and has an excellent tight seal that is almost impossible to screw up. No bubbles. I've taken refractometer measurements each day and the SG is falling as expected (started at 1.060 and is at 1.028 tonight) and I can see the active yeast and taste the alcohol in the samples but I'm really confused as to why there is no bubbles. Not only no bubbles, but the water line in the airlock hasn't budged a fraction of an inch since thursday so its trapped no gas whatsoever. stopper is fitted in tight, I reset it yesterday just to make sure.

I know i shouldn't worry because my measurements aren't letting me down but I would be happy with just 1 millimeter of movement in the damn airlock for psychological reasons.

 

[MalFet]

If you've got a significant amount of fermentation and you're not getting any airlock bubbles, you've got gas leaking out somewhere somehow. Not sure if that is good news or bad news for you.

 

[Calder]

My fermenter is a blichmann conical and has an excellent tight seal that is almost impossible to screw up.

My guess is you have found a way to do the impossible.

 

[Yooper]

My guess is you have found a way to do the impossible.

Yep. There IS a leak. Very small, but there. It won't harm the beer, but might drive you crazy!

 

[Nova5]

Yep. There IS a leak. Very small, but there. It won't harm the beer, but might drive you crazy!

Oh it'll harm the beer... He'll have to dispose of it by sending it to a qualified Beer Repair Technician such as yourself.

 

[nickharbour]

yeah you guys were right. I decided to reseat the lid and when I took it off i saw a small little trail on the brim were some krausen residue looked like it had shawshanked its way out in between the metal and the rubber gasket. gonna take more care next time, I put this thing on the first time at 2am after a long night of a disaster brew session.

 

[HVBrewtality]

Blichmann conical, refractomer.... Me thinks you should be out of "Beginners Beer Brewing Forum"

 

[nickharbour]

Blichmann conical, refractomer.... Me thinks you should be out of "Beginners Beer Brewing Forum"

man I really do wish that having too much disposable income could make me not a beginner

 

[Conan]

Blichmann conical, refractomer.... Me thinks you should be out of "Beginners Beer Brewing Forum"

First thing I thought....beginner??

Glad you fixed your leak though! Kyle

 

[Yooper]

man I really do wish that having too much disposable income could make me not a beginner

I wish I could just SEE your stuff!

I'll go check my buckets now, and feel sorry for myself.

 

[Pappers_]

I wish I could just SEE your stuff!

I'll go check my buckets now, and feel sorry for myself.

Says the woman with the fancy all electric brew rig

 

[cabal09]

Same thing has happened to me with my Blichmann. Put som keg lube on the seal and you will be good to go. Just be prepared to shell out 20 something bucks if you tighten the T- handle to much. I did that too, but some rubber cement and painter's tape held it together!!!!

 

[camus]

My buckets are bubbling to much. The kolsch yeast had me looking for the rotten eggs in the basement.

 

[wolverinebrewer]

I wish I could just SEE your stuff!

This is very far

But I thought this was a family forum.

 

[Hawkseven]

Me thinks Yooper enjoys dropping the double entendre's.

( I hope thats the right spelling because I can't find a spell check link).

 

[nickharbour]

I wish I could just SEE your stuff!

oh my

 

[JLem]

Says the woman with the fancy all electric brew rig

and the..ahem..."easy" triple decoction mash regime

 

[paul7]

man I really do wish that having too much disposable income could make me not a beginner

so far, i have found that i get more responses from the beginners forum.