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What liquid do people use for their airlocks?

I have been using water for a while but have recently seen people who think this isn't best practice and is likely to get infected.

I have also found out that the sanitizer I use breaks down over time so likely wouldn't be suitable. I have taken to using dish soap for now but don't know if there is a problem with this practice.

I am currently avoiding vodka because of the alcohol duty in my country.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I agree. I usually make 1 or 0.5 gallon wines, so if I ever had to toss anything, no biggie. If I was making big, complicated batches or something with expensive ingredients, I'm sure I'd worry more about it. But I think by that point if you were into that kind stuff, you'd have enough supplies to not have to worry about it anyway. Hydrometer is about as fancy as I get!