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Might be me but I find those big glass things scary. They showed me some related injuries at the First Aid course long time ago ._.
Hello everyone,
Just recently looked into home brewing again after years of not being interested due to some bad experiences from friends home brews.
Honestly didn't realise the scope and sheer amount of different beers and ciders that can be made at home these days.
My plan is to buy some equipment. I want to make my own recipes, however, would you recommend going for a kit first to get used to the processes? Any information will be much appreciated.
Cheers!
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Fermenting bucket doesn't have a hole in the lid for an airlock. Is it essential to have this?
Nope! Just raid the kitchen for a roll of Cling Film, cover the top of the FV with is and then loosely lay the FV lid on the top.
The CO2 from the brew will escape round the sides of the lid and keep any nasties out. A lot of the crew on here don't bother with Air-Locks or Blow-Off systems to control the CO2 so you should be okay. :thumb:
Fermenting bucket doesn't have a hole in the lid for an airlock. Is it essential to have this?
Or drill a hole once you have the time and cover it with a tissue (and scotch tape along the edges) or bandaid. OR drill a hole with correct width, big enough to fit one of these and get an airlock. You'll want an airlock. It's THE thing brewers like to talk about. The activity that counts. The pulse of life. The 'bloob' of expectation.Okay so I've just bought a 10 litre fermenting bucket and a couple of American IPA kits to get started. Gonna be a few weeks till I get my proper kit for boiling etc so going to try these out first.
Fermenting bucket doesn't have a hole in the lid for an airlock. Is it essential to have this?
............ . Hopefully turns out okay!
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