Hello
I've been homebrewing beer kits for some years now and quite often during the early stage of vigorous fermentation the wort would bubble up through the airlock and make quite a mess. I never bother taking SG readings. Recently I've been leaving out the bung and airlock and just putting a piece of kitchen towel over the hole in the lid. I always leave it for 3 or 4 weeks before bottling. I find the beer fine but is it ok what I'm doing? I no longer have a mess from wort coming thru the airlock. But is it ok for air to pass in and out thru the kitchen towel?
Thanks guys.
Regards
Don
I've been homebrewing beer kits for some years now and quite often during the early stage of vigorous fermentation the wort would bubble up through the airlock and make quite a mess. I never bother taking SG readings. Recently I've been leaving out the bung and airlock and just putting a piece of kitchen towel over the hole in the lid. I always leave it for 3 or 4 weeks before bottling. I find the beer fine but is it ok what I'm doing? I no longer have a mess from wort coming thru the airlock. But is it ok for air to pass in and out thru the kitchen towel?
Thanks guys.
Regards
Don