Yes it would. I was thinking in terms of a sealed high pressure container
that could handle thousands of psi. It was sort of a curiosity question.


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How much pressure can be generated by fermentation? I would think at
some
point the preassure would kill the yeast or stop the process.

Hmmm... yep. If you didn't have an airlock, and the carboy was entirely
sealed, something bad would happen. I would bet that the carboy would
become "unsealed" before anything else.

Greg G.