Anyone know if it's possible to purchase silent airlocks in the UK? I don't
mind using standard ones, but as i keep my brew indoors (usually behind the
sofa) the sound of the "blooping" drives the missus mad. Personally, i find
it to be a therapeutic sound. lol Anyways, i had a couple of old "closed
cap" airlocks a while back, but they broke. Any help or advice on how to
silence my current airlocks would be much appreciated.

Cheers!!! :)

You could always throw a blanket over it,
That will at least muffle the "noise". :)
Cheers,
Michael Herrenbruck
DragonTail Ale
Drunken Bee Mead

Moonstone wrote:[color=blue]
> Anyone know if it's possible to purchase silent airlocks in the UK? I don't
> mind using standard ones, but as i keep my brew indoors (usually behind the
> sofa) the sound of the "blooping" drives the missus mad. Personally, i find
> it to be a therapeutic sound. lol Anyways, i had a couple of old "closed
> cap" airlocks a while back, but they broke. Any help or advice on how to
> silence my current airlocks would be much appreciated.
>
> Cheers!!! :)
>
>[/color]

Good idea. Or a little ball of cotton wool in the top. (I can't stand
touching that stuff though) :)

Cheers!!!

" DragonTail281" <" DragonTail281"@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> You could always throw a blanket over it,
> That will at least muffle the "noise". :)
> Cheers,
> Michael Herrenbruck
> DragonTail Ale
> Drunken Bee Mead
>
> Moonstone wrote:[color=green]
>> Anyone know if it's possible to purchase silent airlocks in the UK? I
>> don't mind using standard ones, but as i keep my brew indoors (usually
>> behind the sofa) the sound of the "blooping" drives the missus mad.
>> Personally, i find it to be a therapeutic sound. lol Anyways, i had a
>> couple of old "closed cap" airlocks a while back, but they broke. Any
>> help or advice on how to silence my current airlocks would be much
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers!!! :)[/color][/color]

"Moonstone" <reaper12772@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> the sound of the "blooping" drives the missus mad.
> Personally, I find it to be a therapeutic sound. lol[/color]

Me too! I think of each bubble as a billion yeast cells decimating my bar
bills.

I ferment it in my bed-sit, so maybe I'm taking my life in my own hands by
elevating the CO2 level overnight. I find living in a fruity fermenting
aroma therapeutic too.

The smell gets up the nose of my evil housemate Sauron, so it is worth the
risk. :-)
[color=blue]
> Any help or advice on how to silence my current airlocks would be much
> appreciated.[/color]

I guess they don't have to be on top of the fermenting vessel.

You could fit a long bit of plastic pipe from the vessel, connecting the
other end to an airlock somewhere out of earshot. Out the window or in the
corridor.

Another idea might be to put a constriction inside the airlock, causing many
smaller quieter bubbles. That noise might be less irritating to your wife.

Alternatively, one could always fit a noise muffling device to her ears...
or mouth <grins and ducks for cover!> :->

[color=blue]
> Alternatively, one could always fit a noise muffling device to her ears...
> or mouth <grins and ducks for cover!> :->[/color]

Hahahaha now you're speaking my language. Any tips on how to do this on a
permanent basis? ;-)

"Moonstone" <reaper12772@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>[color=green]
>> Alternatively, one could always fit a noise muffling device to her
>> ears...
>> or mouth <grins and ducks for cover!> :->[/color]
>
> Hahahaha now you're speaking my language.
> Any tips on how to do this on a permanent basis? ;-)[/color]

I think there was a devices called a scold's bridle:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scold%27s_Bridle[/url]

I can't even suggest more permanent and illegal methods, of course!

My technique is simply not to give a poop.
Sauron moaning means she's unhappy.
I can live with that.
I think she's finally got it into her thick skull that I don't care, and I'm
not going to waste my breath talking to genetic waste.

However I'm guessing your young lady is a nice person, so the bubble-muffler
route seems the least hassle route to preserving domestic harmony.

[color=blue][color=green]
>> the sound of the "blooping" drives the missus mad.
>> Personally, I find it to be a therapeutic sound. lol[/color][/color]
....[color=blue][color=green]
>> Any help or advice on how to silence my current airlocks would be much
>> appreciated.[/color]
>
> I guess they don't have to be on top of the fermenting vessel.
>
> You could fit a long bit of plastic pipe from the vessel, connecting the
> other end to an airlock somewhere out of earshot. Out the window or in the
> corridor.
>
> Another idea might be to put a constriction inside the airlock, causing many
> smaller quieter bubbles. That noise might be less irritating to your wife.[/color]

And yet another possibility... just use a dry airlock for primary and
put your normal "wet" airlock on for secondary. Several folks in these
newsgroups ferment without a lid! So having a dry airlock shouldn't be
a problem. If you look around on the net you can still find pictures
a one of Pastuer's original gooseneck flasks, still with sterile media
in it - and it has no liquid in the neck. Bottom line, bacteria tend
to float down and settle. They do not actively move... only float on
air currents. During primary the flow is all OUT of the fermenter.
If you do a secondary, you can add the liquid back if you want - there
should be very few bubbles coming out of a secondary.

Derric

Kryten wrote:
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> "Moonstone" <reaper12772@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4366acb5_4@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>Alternatively, one could always fit a noise muffling device to her
>>>ears...
>>>or mouth <grins and ducks for cover!> :->[/color]
>>
>>Hahahaha now you're speaking my language.
>>Any tips on how to do this on a permanent basis? ;-)[/color]
>
>
> I think there was a devices called a scold's bridle:
> [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scold%27s_Bridle[/url]
>
> I can't even suggest more permanent and illegal methods, of course!
>
> My technique is simply not to give a poop.
> Sauron moaning means she's unhappy.[/color]

You have Sauron as a housemate? Who lives nextdoor? Saruman?
You should put a bungstopper in the Mouth of Sauron and be good.

--
Dan

"Dan Logcher" <dlogcher*xspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> You have Sauron as a housemate?[/color]

She is more like Gollum: same sort of height, but with a fat ****, unhealthy
looking eyes, divorced, unattractive. She's lost the wedding Ring of Power
over a man, and seeks to exert her baleful influence on other men. She drove
my two predecessors out. But I have a secret power...
[color=blue]
> Who lives next-door? Saruman?[/color]

There's a house nearby that the council seem to house people with a penchant
for loudly playing the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd in the garden.

Saruman may chill out with some bee-achus and a spliff these days, who
knows.
[color=blue]
> You should put a bungstopper in the Mouth of Sauron and be good.[/color]

No, one learns to appreciate the sound of her not being happy.

Right now I can hear her moaning about the bulbs I fitted in the empty
kitchen light sockets. She's saying they're too f***ing bright, and nagging
someone to take them out.

Well, one should expect this from a creature of the night.

She hates garlic too...

Spooky huh?

"Kryten" <kryten_droid_obfusticator@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Dan Logcher" <dlogcher*xspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:4367c69d$0$572$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
>[color=green]
>> You have Sauron as a housemate?[/color]
>
> She is more like Gollum: same sort of height, but with a fat ****,
> unhealthy looking eyes, divorced, unattractive. She's lost the wedding
> Ring of Power over a man, and seeks to exert her baleful influence on
> other men. She drove my two predecessors out. But I have a secret power...
>[color=green]
>> Who lives next-door? Saruman?[/color]
>
> There's a house nearby that the council seem to house people with a
> penchant for loudly playing the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd in the
> garden.
>
> Saruman may chill out with some bee-achus and a spliff these days, who
> knows.
>[color=green]
>> You should put a bungstopper in the Mouth of Sauron and be good.[/color]
>
> No, one learns to appreciate the sound of her not being happy.
>
> Right now I can hear her moaning about the bulbs I fitted in the empty
> kitchen light sockets. She's saying they're too f***ing bright, and
> nagging someone to take them out.
>
> Well, one should expect this from a creature of the night.
>
> She hates garlic too...
>
> Spooky huh?
>[/color]

And to think all this started with a simple airlock question too. hehehehe