Watching the air lock

[Gunkleneil]

I'm still pretty new to fermentations. I can't help but go
check on whatever is fermenting at that time several times a day and get excited to see the air lock bubbling away. The more aggressive the bubbles the more I smile. Like a kid looking at the Christmas tree. I know not to place too much emphasis on the air lock but nothing like seeing it churning away.

 

[Immocles]

Part of the fun for me is observing fermentation. It’s almost hypnotic.

 

[day_trippr]

I should make this into a screen saver

 

[bracconiere]

my airlock isn't bubbling

edit: my other fermenter is reading 6 psi though!

 

[DBhomebrew]

Go ahead, sniff it.

 

[MrClint]

Go ahead, sniff it.

LOL! Always with the sniffing. I just can't help myself.

 

[bwible]

Yeah sniffing is even more fun than watching

 

[hotbeer]

Bubbles in the airlock are only for entertainment. If you don't have them, then don't worry. Sometimes the real active part of fermentation is over and done with before you know it.

 

[Gunkleneil]

Bubbles in the airlock are only for entertainment. If you don't have them, then don't worry. Sometimes the real active part of fermentation is over and done with before you know it.

I agree. That's why I said "I know not too put to much emphasis on the air lock."

 

[lumpher]

Bubbles in the airlock are only for entertainment. If you don't have them, then don't worry. Sometimes the real active part of fermentation is over and done with before you know it.

SACRILEGE, I SAY!!! Watching the bubbles in the airlock is like back when we used to watch the progress indicator when defragging hard drives. The fascination never goes away.

 

[Gunkleneil]

SACRILEGE, I SAY!!! Watching the bubbles in the airlock is like back when we used to watch the progress indicator when defragging hard drives. The fascination never goes away.

Haha. I spent days of my life back then watching those defrag squares change color.

 

[Broken Crow]

Watching blow-off is the best!! I do it to save money...otherwise I'd have to buy paint and then paint something with it.

 

[pvpeacock]

 

[bracconiere]

Haha. I spent days of my life back then watching those defrag squares change color.

color? it was primitive ANSI graphics! what was that program that let you animate...ANSI codes, ah the air lock!

 

[Gunkleneil]

color? it was primitive ANSI graphics! what was that program that let you animate...ANSI codes, ah the air lock!

Grey and white are colors. The one I used had squares that represents where it was optimized or not. And they would organize as it went.

 

[bracconiere]

Grey and white are colors. The one I used had squares that represents where it was optimized or not. And they would organize as it went.

maybe you're older then me, this is what i remember? ░▒▓█

 

[Gunkleneil]

maybe you're older then me, this is what i remember? ░▒▓█

I see 4 colors .

 

[Gunkleneil]

I think this is what I remember

 

[bracconiere]

by the time they were around they were obsolete? this is my memory...speaking of which i gotta go open the door on my mini fridge to listen to the airlock a bit!

 

[Gunkleneil]

One of my air locks has stopped. Guess I need to brew again

 

[Gunkleneil]

by the time they were around they were obsolete? this is my memory...speaking of which i gotta go open the door on my mini fridge to listen to the airlock a bit!

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It's official. Your older

 

[bracconiere]

It's official. Your older

and yet i still feel like the kid on here! other people will talk about KayPro! and yes i was mildly enthusiastic, i opened the door to hear the bubbling, and my lager has picked up the tempo since i raised the temp to 55f! so you're not alone, i still get a kick out of the air lock, like a girlfriend playing foreplay with me!

 

[Gunkleneil]

... like a girlfriend playing foreplay with me!

Haha.... Now we are getting nostalgic.

 

[bracconiere]

Haha.... Now we are getting nostalgic.

nostalgic? i thought we were still in the dating phase? whispering sweet bubbles to each other! thinking, "oh, baby! i can't wait to get you in the keg, and carb'd up!"

 

[Gunkleneil]

Pull my tap nice and smooth honey

 

[bracconiere]

Pull my tap nice and smooth honey

don't tell me you still bottle and use that for priming sugar?

 

[Gunkleneil]

don't tell me you still bottle and use that for priming sugar?

No more priming sugar here. Don't have to worry about any .... Accidents....

 

[bracconiere]

at least i let it out! I HEAR THE BUBBLES!!!!

 

[Gunkleneil]

If you brew it the bubbles will come

 

[bracconiere]

If you brew it the bubbles will come

a lot of people complain they don't around here?

 

[Gunkleneil]

a lot of people complain they don't around here?

I think there is a pill for that. Or a powder

 

[bracconiere]

I think there is a pill for that. Or a powder

no that's for a high FG?

 

[lumpher]

by the time they were around they were obsolete? this is my memory...speaking of which i gotta go open the door on my mini fridge to listen to the airlock a bit!

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This is the 1 that we watched. Didn't need some weekly TV show when we had this...

 

[bracconiere]

This is the 1 that we watched. Didn't need some weekly TV show when we had this...

hell no! i was wadding in the fountain for cigarette money! lol

 

[bwible]

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Thats a blast from the past. But I had the mac version. It took like an hour and a half to defrag like a 170mb hard drive. MB. Thats not a typo

 

[bwible]

Then there are always the installer progress bars

 

[Gunkleneil]

Thats a blast from the past. But I had the mac version. It took like an hour and a half to defrag like a 170mb hard drive. MB. Thats not a typo

Wow you had a fast computer. My first hard drive was like 40MB and I swear it took half a day to defrag

 

[bracconiere]

would it make for a good joke some how to bring up memories, and qemm? since we're talking about bubbling air locks?

 

[dnr]

Brewing my first real high gravity beer and woke up this morning to find it bubbled over and airlock filled with...whatever....
I almost asked my son to setup my security cam in the little nook I have the fermenting bucket so I can watch while at work. Instead, he's just sending me pics and vids via MMS. Am I a nerd yet?