Carbon Filter

[billmcc]

Hi all does any body know if it possible to carbon filter the vapour coming from the air lock on the fermentation bucket of a wash to reduce the smell
Cheers in advance

Billmcc

[billmcc]

aidanmac cheers for the reply.i have been getting a few complaints from the family and wondered what i could do. thought i had seen a carbon filter that replaced the airlock on the net but can't find it again.

cheers again billmcc

ps should have got the note book

cheers

[billmcc]

Think i have found the solution i puchased a 2part air lock and filled the water space with crushed carbon i am now on day one of fermention with no smell from the wash what so ever but there is a bit of carbon dust on the fermenter lid,i will keep you posted

cheers billmcc

[billmcc]

Day two back to the drawing board i thought it was working but my wife says the house smells of it.aidanmac i agree airlock going in again

cheers billmcc

[MrCat]

It won\'t help this time but how about trying a different yeast/wash
Some yeasts smell more than others. The Still Spirits range seems to be the most pungent, the alcotecs not so bad.
The smell from the mollases wash I do smells nice and the missus doesn\'t mind it one bit

[billmcc]

MrCat just put a vodka star yeast wash on its now on day 2 of fermentation and its a lot less smelly than previous yeasts i have used

Cheers billmcc

[bluecap]

Easy answer get as long as a piece of siphon tube as you need to reach outside, forget the airlock just insert the siphon tube in the robber bung hole and somehow lead it outside and insert the other end in a bucket of water.

[billmcc]

cheers bluecap why look for the hard way when somthing this simple is just what i should have thought of

red in the face (not from the spirits)

cheers billmcc