Real active fermentation

[Josh Hughes]

Question about active fermentation. My second solo brew. My carboy and air lock have been going nuts. I brewed Thursday evening and it’s still going strong. Last night I had to take out the air lock and clean/re-save itinerary since it was full of beer. Today it’s full again. What do I do? I should have done a blow off tube when I put it in the fermenter. Do I need to do that now or it my serious action almost over. It’s only a 1 gallon batch. On a side note the beer I cleaned out smelled like good hoppy beer lol

 

[Craigerrr]

Either swap out the airlock with a blow off tube, or have a spare air lock ready to swap out when it gets messy.
Sounds like fermentation will likely settle down soon.
How much head space did you have in the fermenter?

 

[Herm brews]

This is why I always start fermentation with blow off tubes instead of air locks. After things calm down, then I switch out the blow off tubes for air locks. My fermentations of 1.5 gallons are evenly divided between 2 one gallon glass carboys, which provides ample head space.

 

[Vallka]

Yes I go blowoff first as well.

 

[Josh Hughes]

 

[Josh Hughes]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Craigerrr]

I had this happen a long time ago, like two years or so.

 

[Craigerrr]

I was pushing the envelope to maximize batch size, was trying to get 6 gallons...

 

[Josh Hughes]

BOOM! Lol

 

[Herm brews]

I was pushing the envelope to maximize batch size, was trying to get 6 gallons...

And the envelope pushed back

 

[Herm brews]

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Looks like you did not have a full blow out, and you have a way to contain any mess should a full blow out occur.

 

[Josh Hughes]

Looks like you did not have a full blow out, and you have a way to contain any mess should a full blow out occur.

No change in a while other than bubbles of course.

 

[Josh Hughes]

I was pushing the envelope to maximize batch size, was trying to get 6 gallons...

How did it taste?

 

[Josh Hughes]

All good now. Past the violent stuff

 

[Blackmuse]

This is why I always start fermentation with blow off tubes instead of air locks. After things calm down, then I switch out the blow off tubes for air locks. My fermentations of 1.5 gallons are evenly divided between 2 one gallon glass carboys, which provides ample head space.

I should seriously start doing the same thing! It never matters in my Fast Fermenters as there is a ton of headspace but my other fermenter often needs a blowoff tube!

 

[Josh Hughes]

I ordered another gallon carboy

 

[Craigerrr]

How did it taste?

That was 2 years ago, don't really remember, I think it was fine.