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Am I the only one who thinks people overcomplicate their airlock setups?
Saw a guy at the local homebrew shop in Boise buying three different fancy valves and a custom blow-off tube for a simple gallon of mead. That's just asking for leaks and a mess. I've done over 50 batches with the basic S-shaped airlock, never had a problem. Why spend $30 on gear when a $5 piece works fine? Anyone else keep it simple?
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vals388d ago
Read a blog post once where a guy argued fancy gear just gives you more points of failure. He said if your basic airlock works, adding valves and tubes is like putting racing stripes on a grocery getter. Makes sense to me. Why fix what isn't broken? That Boise guy probably watched one too many YouTube videos about "pro setups.
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