Cover up my carboys?

[pellphoto]

I've got our Nut Brown in primary in 6 gallon glass carboys with airlocks. This is our first brew ever and was wondering if I should cover them up. The room they are in gets a fair amount of natural light but I made sure to not put them in direct sun. I wasn't sure if I should be worried about any light at all. Thanks.

 

[progmac]

yes

 

[LLBeanJ]

Definitely

 

[ACbrewer]

old or not so old T-shirts work great

 

[Vman]

I keep old sweaters just to toss on top of the carboy. Light will lead to "skunky beer" don't let any light hit your carboy. They're like Vampires, really....

 

[LovesIPA]

My beers are completely covered with towels, sweatshirts, etc. during fermentation.

 

[winvarin]

If you have a grocery store that uses the old paper sacks, they are a perfect fit with a hole cut in the bottom for the airlock

I've also used the 13 gallon kitchen trash sacks with success.

 

[pellphoto]

Perfect. T-shirts it is! Thanks, guys.

 

[MaxStout]

I use a black trash bag, punch a small hole in it so the airlock can poke through.