Basic question about airlocks

Dawson said:

Ey up chaps/chapesses,

I'm just wondering about me airlock - It is an S bubble airlock, and I was wondering what quantity of liquid to put in it to get the best effect - also I've seen reports of people using vodka, starsan, water, boiled water etc,

What do you use, have you had any adverse effects from owt, can you point me in the direction of an idiots guide to airlocks etc.

Cheers!

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ochiburi said:

I have a few 2-piece airlocks that I use star-san in. Sometimes the foam will overflow the airlock and they need cleaning and resetting with more star-san.

I have seen the S bubblers and they look OK.

I have seen some 3-piece airlocks as well.

I have seen people use blow-off tubes on youtube (or is that u-tubes on blow-off tube ;-) ) From carboys they just seem to jam a thick tube in the top, from buckets they seem to use a thinner tube rammed over the top of one part of a 2 or 3 piece airlock - the tubes run to a jar with some star-san or water in them.

I am interested in the comment about not using them at all - don't you risk contamination or if you bung them, explosions?

Anyway I would be interested hear people's views on what are the pros/cons of each approach.

Cheers,
Laurence.

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ochiburi said:

I am interested in the comment about not using them at all - don't you risk contamination or if you bung them, explosions?

Anyway I would be interested hear people's views on what are the pros/cons of each approach.

Cheers,
Laurence.

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