@bowmasterpigo13 You can use all kinds of fruit. Bakers yeast will work. It just wont taste as good as using a wine yeast. I have made tons of stuff with bakers yeast. But, wine yeast will turn out a better product. Look for a local brew shop. Or buy yeast from an online brew shop. It's well worth it.
I have seen everyone using these airlocks, and I kind of think they are dumb... I use a 5 gallon bucket with an airtight lid... (Dont know if its hard to find, I get them from my dad... ) than I drill a hole and run rubber tubing from the fermenting bucket and the other end sits in a bucket full of water just making bubbles... also alll the overflow can come out with no problem :)
you are absolutely right! I use both but always use the hose on the primary. sometimes if you have a beer or a wine that has a "less active fermentation" it is nice to use the above airlocks in order to see if it everything is moving along in the vessel fermentation wise. I dont see why people let this happen though, there is no reason for it. It happens to the best though!
Yeah i had same problem and wish i knew to use a blow off tube. My airlock actually got coompletely clogged with in the first 24 hours. Came downstairs and thought it had stoppoed fermenting as no more bubbles and foam coming out. As i opened the top it shot off like a champagne cork and hit the ceiling. Then the real fun started when the sudden release of a shit load of back pressure (shake and open a warm beer bottle)I had a twelve inch fountain of wort shoot out.i used a 5 gal wine botte
i usually just stick in a piece of siphon tubing into the rubber stopper and then run it into a big jug of water. that way you don't get clogs or spills.
Not enough head room in the fermenter and the foam is expanding into the airlock. That can cause a mess, especially if hops or other gunk gets clogged in there and pressure builds in the bucket.
You're beer should be fine, but eaving the fermenter at a consistent temp is recommended, once the fermentation process begins. A blow-off tube is the best solution. Check youtube for examples of that. Get large a tube that fits into the neck of the carboy to divert the foam into a bucket of water. Basically a giant airlock. It depends on the amount of of blow-off you are experiencing though.
And if you're using a bucket fermenter you can't do a large tube so a narrower tube that fits tightly into the hole to replace the airlock should work too. Just run that tube into a bucket or jug of water.
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tappakeggaday1 3 months ago
@purplemutantas as long as u ferment wine correctly you wont have any blow off becuase wine doesnt foam up like beer when it ferments
ViciousDipper 1 year ago
hey wat type of fruit can u use and i can only buy bakers yeast is that bad thanks for posting 5 stars
bowmasterpigo13 2 years ago
@bowmasterpigo13 You can use all kinds of fruit. Bakers yeast will work. It just wont taste as good as using a wine yeast. I have made tons of stuff with bakers yeast. But, wine yeast will turn out a better product. Look for a local brew shop. Or buy yeast from an online brew shop. It's well worth it.
purplemutantas 1 year ago
I have seen everyone using these airlocks, and I kind of think they are dumb... I use a 5 gallon bucket with an airtight lid... (Dont know if its hard to find, I get them from my dad... ) than I drill a hole and run rubber tubing from the fermenting bucket and the other end sits in a bucket full of water just making bubbles... also alll the overflow can come out with no problem :)
mordsgaudimachen 2 years ago
you are absolutely right! I use both but always use the hose on the primary. sometimes if you have a beer or a wine that has a "less active fermentation" it is nice to use the above airlocks in order to see if it everything is moving along in the vessel fermentation wise. I dont see why people let this happen though, there is no reason for it. It happens to the best though!
RGH1502 2 years ago
@mordsgaudimachen I use airlocks most of the time for my wine. I haven't had any blow yet.
purplemutantas 1 year ago
Yeah i had same problem and wish i knew to use a blow off tube. My airlock actually got coompletely clogged with in the first 24 hours. Came downstairs and thought it had stoppoed fermenting as no more bubbles and foam coming out. As i opened the top it shot off like a champagne cork and hit the ceiling. Then the real fun started when the sudden release of a shit load of back pressure (shake and open a warm beer bottle)I had a twelve inch fountain of wort shoot out.i used a 5 gal wine botte
kladore 3 years ago
ha ha
molsonblue 3 years ago
i usually just stick in a piece of siphon tubing into the rubber stopper and then run it into a big jug of water. that way you don't get clogs or spills.
paxson001 4 years ago
Yup...thats fouled, did you switch to a blow-off tube for a bit?
OPE08 4 years ago
why is it doing that..
bobbydigital82 4 years ago
Not enough head room in the fermenter and the foam is expanding into the airlock. That can cause a mess, especially if hops or other gunk gets clogged in there and pressure builds in the bucket.
Cryptobrewology 3 years ago
hello mine is doing this too . so i cooled the fermenter down in the bath. will the beer still be ok ?
klef77 3 years ago
You're beer should be fine, but eaving the fermenter at a consistent temp is recommended, once the fermentation process begins. A blow-off tube is the best solution. Check youtube for examples of that. Get large a tube that fits into the neck of the carboy to divert the foam into a bucket of water. Basically a giant airlock. It depends on the amount of of blow-off you are experiencing though.
Cryptobrewology 3 years ago
Holy crap, I can't type. :)
Cryptobrewology 3 years ago
And if you're using a bucket fermenter you can't do a large tube so a narrower tube that fits tightly into the hole to replace the airlock should work too. Just run that tube into a bucket or jug of water.
Cryptobrewology 3 years ago
great thanks for your help
klef77 3 years ago
By the way, how did your beer finally turn out?
Cryptobrewology 2 years ago
it turned out fine thankyou. the beers tasted great and am still brewing today. thanks for your help.
klef77 2 years ago