Comment on Airlock liquid

• neptune@dmv.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  And liquor like vodka evaporates fast. Just use water.

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  • areyouevenreal@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Honestly lots of people are saying this and I am glad. I was told on the r/mead subreddit by a certain person that using water could lead to mold in the airlock. It’s reassuring to me that not everyone thinks this as I have personally never seen it so I think it’s quite rare.

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    • dcat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      everyone who brews anything at home starts out being very worried about infection, meticulously cleaning every surface, and thinking that you’ve fucked the whole batch cause of minor shit.

      as you go through this process a few times, you gain the experience of knowing what is a minor, or major screwup.

      chances are you just ran into someone who has seen a bunch of youtube videos, or at most have brewed once or twice, and is still in the “oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck”-mentality, projecting their stress on to you.

      brewing is supposed to be fun, i hope you have a good time brewing.

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      • areyouevenreal@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        They had the advanced flair so I think they had been brewing for a while. Lots of people on that subreddit seem to be a bit obsessive or perfectionist.

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    • neptune@dmv.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If this is going to be a long term airlock situation Def check for mold or evap

      Beer is usually a quick ferment.

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