See under fermentation essay.
Name for various devices made of glass that are placed on the sealing hole of the fermentation container and seal it tightly on one side. Other names are fermentation bell, fermentation control attachment, fermentation tube, fermentation bung and fermentation closure. This prevents the entry of air (oxygen) and the resulting undesired oxidation. This is why fermentation...
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