Hello
I have recently bought a couple of 25 Litre Fermenters with tap and lid:
When I opened them I have noticed that there is no hole in the lid for an airlock (which I have used in smaller fermenting buckets). Is this normal? Do I not need an airlock for a 30 bottle wine kit?
Many thanks in advance.
E
Yes, for roughly each part alcohol you create you create a part of CO2, it's a lot of gas.
Maybe they expect you to leave the lid on loosely? It's not a good plan but it's better than the top blowing off.
I have seen lids with a small rubber vent; when I buy juice they come like that. Does your lid have that? If so, just make sure it does not plug up and you should be OK. Otherwise I might drill a hole in that lid and fit it with an airlock. If you have access to cork borers they make a nice clean hole.
Joe
By "tap", do you mean "pail"? Too bad they are in the UK or I get a couple too.
Life is easier with tinyurl!
If you go to their equipment page and select "Fermenter Spares", they sell a lid with an "O" ring!
Get an "O" ring, drill the correct size hole, debur the hole, and insert the "O" ring. Don't give the bastards the satisfaction of paying for two lids.
I hope their prices are in Euros, not Pounds!
Dick
A cheap 1" -1.5" wood bit should do the trick easily.
Cheers
Many thanks for all your worthwhile comments! I have often found this group helpful.
Indeed these prices ARE in pounds - given the five pound delivery charge for all order - it makes the cost of buying two separate lids with airlocks a . . . . . "piss take"!
Many thanks again guys.
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