Silent Airlock?

[manticle]

Maybe you could make your SWMBO sleep outside until it's warm enough to leave your brews out again?

Otherwise doing away with the airlock in one way or another sounds like the plan.

 

[Bribie G]

I've got a silent airlock at the moment - I got the idea of sanitizing the whole thing in a jug of starsan solution and just leaving a bit of solution in the lock. Because the solution is so 'slippery', at the moment the bubbles are sliding through silently. Very weird, it's not into high krausen yet, I'll post again this evening.

 

[Renegade]

:icon_offtopic: We heard our first bubbling on the weekend. The yeast was pitched the day before, and I left the fermenter in the kitchen as I was expecting a volcano on this one. As we were standing there, our new baby took her first breath and damn she bubbled for about four minutes solidly, before retiring into the familiar every few second gurgle. I have never witnessed the 'first breath' in a ferment before, but now Im going to make sure I'm around for this joyous occasion every time. Maybe next time I'll have some cigars at the ready.

Yes Im sad.

 

[bum]

Maybe you could make your SWMBO sleep outside until it's warm enough to leave your brews out again?

+1

 

[peas_and_corn]

stop that.

 

[Bribie G]

There's one bubble sliding through every second now and not a sound, it's creepy but I would guess the bloop bloop comes purely from surface tension and Starsan breaks the tension, being the slimy little sucker it is. Give it a go, Starsan is worth every cent anyway, it's terrific value and it doesn't matter if a wee bit slips back into the brew as apparently it's a good yeast nutrient :lol: No need to half fill the lock, just a quarter is fine.

 

[Cocko]

sounds like a few good ideas there... gotta keep SWMBO happy

You shouldn't be able to hear the airlock when it is in a fermenting fridge! Hey? Wink wink nudge nudge!!

 

[mr_tyreman]

Well, my 3rd brew is in the fermenter...and i have a bottle cap over the air lock....works a treat! SWMBO has yet to complain

 

[Yorg]

Bugs don't go up tubes.
Blow off tube facing downwards.

 

[technocat]

Take the grommet out, cover hole with a piece of Duct tape with a pin hole in it............my brilliance overwhelms me.

 

[MarkBastard]

fit a sniper rifle silencer

 

[Sammus]

Bugs don't go up tubes.
Blow off tube facing downwards.

:huh: I've seen cockys and other bugs crawl up stuff on many occasion...

 

[mr_tyreman]

Well now that the airlock is in full swing... Its making a fair bit of noise, i nothing i have tried (leaving the airlock in place) has worked.....i really want to keep the airlock in place...

will filling the airlock up with more water, make it bubble less often?

 

[muckey]

Well now that the airlock is in full swing... Its making a fair bit of noise, i nothing i have tried (leaving the airlock in place) has worked.....i really want to keep the airlock in place...

will filling the airlock up with more water, make it bubble less often?

No. it's all to do with how hard the yeasties are working.

Seriously though an actual airlock isn't necessary. Just use one of the many suggestions in the thread.

personally I sanitise a shot glass and stand it upside down over the airlock hole. keeps everything out and doesn't make any noise.
For those that use it, the silent but deadly glad wrap is good 2 :lol:

 

[Adamt]

How about you don't put any water in the airlock, and put a bottle cap over it? Can't make any noise then... but in that case you may as well not use the airlock.

 

[Cocko]

Drill a hole in a shot glass, put a airlock in it and then cover the airlock with a bottle top - wrap the whole thing in glad wrap! h34r:

 

[chappo1970]

Or drill holes in the airlock and play it like a beautiful harmonic flute...

FFS HTFU lay the law down the airlock stays!!!! h34r:

Chappo

 

[muckey]

Drill a hole in a shot glass, put a airlock in it and then cover the airlock with a bottle top - wrap the whole thing in glad wrap!

so where do I put the blow off tube h34r:

FFS HTFU lay the law down the airlock stays!!!!

Chappo

why dont you just stuff a kitten in it chappo h34r:

 

[pdilley]

Just mail the fermenter to me and then you won't have to worry about the noise anymore


Cheers,
Brewer Pete

 

[jonocarroll]

On a serious note - just unscrew the lid a little if you're keen to keep the airlock in. CO₂ will escape via the screw thread rather than through the airlock, the positive pressure should keep any nasties who could otherwise wind their way through the screw thread out, and you'll be happy.