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(New page: '''Airlock:''' (Fermentation Lock): A one-way water trap fitted to a fermenter to allow CO2 out, without allowing air outside air (and the contaminants it contains) in.)
 
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'''Airlock:''' (Fermentation Lock): A one-way water trap fitted to a fermenter to allow CO2 out, without allowing air outside air (and the contaminants it contains) in.
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Also known as a fermentation lock, an airlock is a one-way water trap fitted to a fermenter.  Its purpose is to allow CO2 out while preventing outside air and contaminants to enter.

Revision as of 03:00, 28 February 2007


Also known as a fermentation lock, an airlock is a one-way water trap fitted to a fermenter. Its purpose is to allow CO2 out while preventing outside air and contaminants to enter.

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