I started fermenting my apfelwein last night in my glass carboy, and this morning there was no bubbling from the airlock. So I figured there was an air leak somewhere, so I put some vodka into the stopper, and sure enough the airlock started to bubble. Putting vodka into the stopper should cause no issues, correct?
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Does this mean you had nothing in the airlock chamber before adding the vodka?
The airlock works by using the liquid as a sealing agent or valve for the venting CO2. If you didn't have liquid in there, it wasn't going to appear magically
Vodka should work fine.
The airlock had vodka in it. The stopper now has a pool of vodka in it, that is what I'm referring to.
I was thinking for my future brews, is there a lubricating agent that could be used, such as vasoline for connecting the airlock to the stopper for a better seal?
I was thinking for my future brews, is there a lubricating agent that could be used, such as vasoline for connecting the airlock to the stopper for a better seal?
I wouldn't be surprised to see some bubbles coming from the connection between the stopper and the airlock (sounds like you did have a leak). Worst case scenario I see is some vodka drips down into your brew from the same leak, but it's not likely unless you get some suck back.
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