Lifesaver
New Member
I've noticed one of the first newbie post are no bubbles in the airlocks. I already know blow-off tubes and airlocks are safety devices only. I currently have three 1 gallon jugs fermenting. One is a cream ale. It was spewing so hard through the blow-off the closet door was shaking. It calmed down after a few days. Now the airlock is silent. But I know it's doing it's thing. No panic here. It will be ready to bottle next weekend. I started a red ale Wednesday and it just calmed down enough to get the airlock on. Of course, no airlock bubbles at all today, but I can see the CO2 activity in the jug. My recent jug is a classic ale. It had minimal blow off for one night and was really silent today. But I can see the little fizzy activity telling me it's perfectly fine. I'll check FG when I'm ready to bottle. I have better things to do than babysit airlocks and freak out over bubbles. Looking forward to starting some larger batches and testing out my first cream ale. I know patience will payoff.
