Confess!
I confess...I will not only smell the airlock but will also take it out of the lid and peek inside. I use rum in my airlock so the smell I get isn't true. Just peeked at the blonde I did yesterday, as a matter of fact. It's got a blowoff instead of an airlock because I couldn't find a complete one in my stash.
The intense concentration of CO2 can burn your nose and sinuses, during active fermentation.
The intense concentration of CO2 can burn your nose and sinuses, during active fermentation.