Have you ever noticed...

[Wade E]

Attached a whistle huh, now thats funny Waldo. I guess you knew when to rack while siiting in your chair in another room.


Edited by: wadewade

 

[OGrav]

And here I thought I was being overprotective by putting an alarmed thermometer next to my wine!

 

[bmorosco]

I think the S shaped ones are probably better for smaller batches, as there is less liquid to move to get a bubble out, and conversely so for the three piece. I haven't had a five gallon rolling fermentationunder lock with the one piece yet, but can imagine that it would be just a constant stream of CO2. My first locks were cork bungs, paraffin wax, couple feet of tubing and a water glass.
LT

Would that be considered Old School Methods??

 

[OGrav]

Sure is! You really know when they are bubbling. I'm sure airlocks as we know them now have been around for thirty years, just that fifteen years ago I didn't have any. Lot less hastle now, though this will work fine in a pinch. One advantage, if you are fementing a few carboys close together, as I was, you only have to fill one glass insteadof keeping an eye on three locks.

 

[coriasco]

3 way airlocks in my opinion are the best

 

[dragonmaster42]

I've always used the S shaped ones but a beer kit I got as a gift had the 3 piece and I've used that a few times. Since the carboys are normally tucked away in a corner of the kitchen, I like being able to see the bubbles and hear it so I know what's happening.