gromits

[eastybeasty]

not sure where this really belongs but i'll post it here. recently discovered that asda do 5L bottles of water (my friend couldnt work out my seeming obsession with 5 litres of water until i told her why) for under a quid that could be used as a demijohn. before i buy one tho where am i likely to get gromits? a brew shop or would it have to be a supplier online? we just recently ordered brewing equipment online so wont be ordering online again for the foreseeable.....

[jason123]

I used sainsbury's 5l water bottles with just a hiole drilled and taped applied over the hole. Just a pin prick in the tape seems to be enough to give the CO2 something to escape from whilst maintaining a CO2 barrier in the bottle. I have also just left the top on loose which seems to work equally as well.
If your going to do things on the cheap, do it properly on the cheap.

[Geezah]

pm me an address and i'll send you some grommets

[Mike '77]

electric suppliers, plumbing suppliers, proper garden centres are also a good place - used to seal water butt tubing. or from the kind gent above!

[eastybeasty]

cool thanks..i'll remember the suggestions mike for the future, geezah, a wee pm will be winging its way to you soon :)

[Trunky]

[staplefordbill]

I use the ones Trunky's linked to. They're a perfect fit for home brewing airlocks. I had to drill a hole in one of my fermenting buckets - 14mm springs to mind - and it works really well.

[screamlead]

Maplins stock grommits as do some home brew shops which are expensive = couple of quid for 10 pack from maplins