![Perpetrator](http://images.geirove.org/smilla02.jpg)
Our cat is a notorious hunter, and interested in anything that moves. Surprised I was when I woke up one morning finding the cat on top of one of the carboys chewing on the fermentation lock. I had brewed the beers the day before. The little cat had seemingly been hunting bubbles throughout most of the morning. Fortunately, no beer was hurt.
![Exhibit A](http://images.geirove.org/chewlock01.png)
![Exhibit B](http://images.geirove.org/chewlock02.png)
So, this is the reason why I no longer tighten the cap on the carboys. Instead I leave the cap loose, so that the CO2 can escape without going through the liquid in the fermentation lock. Ever since I did this the cat has lost interest. So, if you have a cat: beware. You have been warned.
2 comments:
That's a cute cat man.
Quick thought on the air lock:
A while back I was doing a cherry wheat (this thing had 8lbs of cherry's, way too much!) and my airlock kept blowing off so I found this solution that worked out really well.
I used a chunk of hose leftover from my brewing process to go into the plug. This hose ran from the plug to a dish with water in it (sanitizer in the water) and acted as the spill over for the fermenter.
The whole thing worked great and was a REALLY easy way to deal with the clogging issue.
Cute cat.
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