"PieOPah" <simon.argent@gmail.com> wrote in
news:d4frmb$obs$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com:
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> I have never used an airlock before so don't know exactly what to
> expect.
>
> The one I have has 3 plastic bubbles side by side
>
> oo
> oo
> oo
>
> The rest is in a kind of sideways 'S' connecting everything
> together (I assume you all know EXACTLY what I mean...)
>
> Anyway, how much water am I supposed to fill this with? Also, how
> violently are the bubbles supposed to escape? There are a few tiny
> bubbles in the water which weren't there previously!
>
> The yeast is active and bubbles have appeared on the surface so I
> know that everything is working (at least I assume it is!) Having
> released any build up of C02, I know I will probably have to wait
> longer before it tries to escape again, just would like to know at
> what rate!!
>
> Thanks,
> Simon
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I know what you mean, it seems to work to fill mine to about 1/3 of the
height of the S part, but don't worry about it too much, just put
enough in there that it won't evaporate away (they don't seem to
evaporate very fast). A bubble through the airlock every couple of
seconds can be expected at the fastest point of fermentation.

peter