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A venting tube exiting a bung and either fitted with a valve or seated in a [[ | [[File:Blow-off-tube.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Carboy with blow-off tube]] | ||
A venting tube exiting a bung and either fitted with a valve or seated in a [[sulfite]] solution. When a demijohn or [[carboy]] is used as a [[primary fermentation vessel]], the blow-off tube allows foam formed during the initial, violent period of [[Fermentation|fermentation]] to escape without disturbing the integrity of the [[airlock]]. | |||
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Revision as of 23:45, 26 September 2017
A venting tube exiting a bung and either fitted with a valve or seated in a sulfite solution. When a demijohn or carboy is used as a primary fermentation vessel, the blow-off tube allows foam formed during the initial, violent period of fermentation to escape without disturbing the integrity of the airlock.