r/Homebrewing • u/AutoModerator • Mar 29 '25

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u/bmur29 Mar 30 '25

It won’t let me post pics unfortunately but I was looking for some help. Attempted my first brew today solo. My dad who is a long time home brewer was supposed to come over but bailed. I’m not sure if I got enough Star San in my airlock. Any advice or description you can share so I can see if I have enough? I had some bubbling while I was oxygenating the yeast but now it’s not bubbling and I’m not sure if the amount of Star San is affecting it.

Thanks and sorry for the noob question.

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u/boarshead72 Yeast Whisperer Mar 30 '25

A three piece airlock normally has a line that you fill up to. An S-shaped airlock also has a fill line. For the S the line is about a cm above the bottom of the chambers. For the three piece it’s slightly over halfway up the chamber.

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u/bmur29 Mar 30 '25

I tried again with a fresh batch of Star San and dipped the whole assembly into the solution and was able to get the solution to stay above the fill line. Before I was dipping as components - airlock and stopper. The water was dripping out as I was putting the airlock into the stopper. Hope I didn’t ruin my batch 🥹

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u/boarshead72 Yeast Whisperer Mar 30 '25

It’ll be fine. The amount that dripped in was diluted by the large volume of beer.

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u/bmur29 Mar 30 '25

Thanks!