Damo Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 After 2 brews in a row didn't show any activity in the air lock & I therefore stressed unneccessarily for 5 or 6 day's , only to discover the sg had dropped nicely & the brews turned out fine , I decided to replace the little "o" ring seal for the air lock. The last 2 brews made the air lock work overtime again & early peace of mind is restored. [happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Get rid of the airlock and get some glad wrap mate. Life is to short to worry about a little farting device that means very little [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodN Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hey Muddy I'm about to put my fermenter in my bar fridge and won't be able to use my airlock, is their any particular way you use glad wrap i.e do you just use a rubber band and do you put a pin prick in the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 just take the rubber ring out of your lid and use this... it fits perfect.. you will never look back[cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Jarrod, yes the rubber ring from the lid works fine. Just a single piece of glad wrap is needed & no you don't have to put a pin prick in it, the CO2 will find a way out. I have converted to glad wrap & had no problems. Totally agree with Muddy,brewing your own beer should be enjoyed not a cause of stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Hi Jarrod - Yep just like Greg & Yob said. Here's a pic of one I prepare earlier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I am pretty sure I have seen that picture before haven't I Muddy. If not it was a similar picture that converted me to use gladwrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Guilty as charged [rightful] ...I just grabbed the code from an already uploaded pic [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I must admit.... I never thought to use the elestic from the undies though. Sometimes I have a siht fight with my ocky straps so an old pair of undies could be cool [sideways] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam1525228690 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 The new coopers fermenters surprisingly dont include / use / need airlocks. I brewed years ago, never without an airlock. Having started up again and Mr Coopers say i dont need an airlock....well i'm darned if i'll argue [lol] I suppose if your sanitary, the critical period is straight after you put your brew down and after that when fermentation begins, C02 keeps things sterile in there, you dont need airlocks. Just a matter of correct gravity readings for bottling, i think [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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