So during this my last brew session I made a total rookie mistake: I forgot to leave the hops in the kettle. I figure "No big deal, I'll just use a blow-off tube." It was a big deal. After I came home from work the next day I saw my carboy happily bubbling away, so I went out side to play with my dogs. I got maybe 10 feet out the door and hear a loud POP and my wife making her startled noise. I run back inside and apparently the hops clogged up the carboy cap, caused that to explode with enough force to get hops all over my ceiling and spew about a gallon of beer all over the room! I betI won't do that again for a long while.
Anyone else have any misadventures in brewing they would like to share?
Anyone else have any misadventures in brewing they would like to share?