by audistiller » Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:35 am
Good to be back in the saddle, now to make up for the time I was away.
I wasn't sure if the VodkaStar was any good being 5 months out of date, but also because I wasn't seeing anything through the airlock. I have 2x 30L fermenters, and I think the lids may be matched to the fermenter, either that or one of my lids is slightly twisted, because once I swapped them over, I immediately had bubbling through the airlock. When I first used both of these, I washed them both out, and left them outside for weeks with the lids off, so they probably got mixed up. Its now bubbling away very well so I guess the VodkaStar is fine after all, but its still too early to tell if it will ferment all the way out without getting stuck.
Although I doubt the lids are matched, I also doubt that one of the lids is twisted, so this might be something for people to remember if you are having problems and have more than one fermenter.