Herr der Verboten
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Looking for a lid with an airlock, preferable not narrow but more something like below. Best option it fits on consol jars.
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Fermentation lid/airlocks
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Tabac
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Bought mine online. Bought grommets from ac/dc, drilled a hole, pressed in grommet and voila.
NarrowBandFtw
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^^^ this, you can convert any old lid, you just need the airlock, a grommet and a hole
fitting console jars though? you making moonshine?
fitting console jars though? you making moonshine?
Herr der Verboten
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Will check but I'm lazy a fokker.
Tabac
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They have others too.
These work very well and the courier fee is reasonable, I think it was R130 the last time I ordered. https://www.beerplus.co.za/product/airlock-amp-plug-for-speidel-vessels/3252/194
Tabac
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What do you ferment ?
Or as mentioned drill your own hole and use one of these:
Airlock:
https://www.beerlab.co.za/products/airlock
Grommet:
https://www.beerlab.co.za/products/...d=93516318&pr_ref_pid=93516232&pr_seq=uniform
Most brewing shops will sell similar.
Airlock:
https://www.beerlab.co.za/products/airlock
Grommet:
https://www.beerlab.co.za/products/...d=93516318&pr_ref_pid=93516232&pr_seq=uniform
Most brewing shops will sell similar.
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Hit me up, I've done this a few times before. You can use a regular jar and lid with a hole, rubber grommet and airlock. Doesn't have to be a 3-piece airlock like in your pic either.
On the farm here my Uncle ferments the excess foods we get from the nearby restaurants. When you ferment food waste it is best to use 2 fermenters. One fermenter is being filled and processed food waste generated each day while the second one remains sealed so that oxygen is always excluded. When the first fermenter is filled, it is set aside while the second one is then filled. When the second is nearly full, the first one goes to the garden so its contents can be buried. The empty one then is ready to fill when the second container is full and in this way, a continuous cycle is established by moving fermented food waste to your garden.
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Drill hole in lid.
Fit grommet
Fish tank pipe into grommet.
other end of fish tank pipe into second vessle of water.
EZPZ less than R10.
Fit grommet
Fish tank pipe into grommet.
other end of fish tank pipe into second vessle of water.
EZPZ less than R10.
soulie
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non return valve for fish tank air line ,like R20 each
Herr der Verboten
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Will look into this - thanks
I'll probably try the above, while we at this, which sizing tip do I need for the drilling?
Tabac
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Depends on the grommet size
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Yup. Depends on the size of the grommet and airlock you end up getting.