fermentation lock

noun

A device, used mainly in homebrewing, that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter without allowing air to enter.

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Meanings

nounfermentation lock (plural fermentation locks)

plural fermentation locks

  1. A device, used mainly in homebrewing, that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter without allowing air to enter.

Translations

French glouglouteur
  • glouglouteurdevice that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter
Italian gorgogliatore
  • gorgogliatoredevice that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter
Cite this entry
APA

fermentation lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fermentation%20lock

MLA

“fermentation lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fermentation%20lock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fermentation lock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fermentation%20lock.

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