fermentter

[heater23]

ok i have read with lid aned with out which is it

[kenfyoozed]

From the Parent site......

The fermenter has to be able to be easily cleaned and sterilised. It should have a good lid on it to keep out dust and bugs, and also an airlock. The airlock is usually about NZ$2, and is a "S" shaped bit of tubing that holds some water in it - outgoing gases can bubble out through the liquid, but nothing tends to find its way in. A simple alternative is to just run a tube from the top of the fermentor, ending in a jar half filled with water. Why the airlock ? Once the yeast is off and running, you want there to be no oxygen in the system, or else the yeast will forget about making alcohol, and just make more yeast. So don't have it breezy. But you don't want it airtight, or else the carbon dioxide (CO2) made by the yeast will build up in pressure and blow the lid off. You also want a tap near the base of the fermentor, so that you can easily run off the wash once it has finished fermenting. Mine has a wee do-hiky on the inside of the tap, which is basically a wee bit of slotted tube. This causes it to suck from the top side, and not draw in any of the yeast which has settled down below the tap.

If you start with this you cant go wrong.

Start with a basis of knowledge and build from there.

[heater23]

thanks i have read so much i gess i just getting confused about it