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david_42 · 10-19-2005, 01:13 AM

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IPA on the whole cake

A while back someone asked about over-yeasting. This is 8 hours after the explosion.

The Councilman · 10-19-2005, 01:54 AM

WOW!!
I've never had one stand up like that 8 hours after the explosion!

**Baron von BeeGee** · 10-19-2005, 01:57 AM

That's obscene!

david_42 · 10-19-2005, 02:00 AM

The obscene part was all that ale that went on the walls and down the drain. Must have lost a couple quarts.

Darth Konvel · 10-19-2005, 12:48 PM

Or "Why blow-off tubes exist"

My last batch I pitched on a health yeast cake in my 6.5 gal carboy. The krausen filled my blow-off tube and was kicking stuff into the bucket. Keep in mind I use 1" vinyl tubing. I'd hate to see what would have happened if I used the usual airlock

Truble · 10-19-2005, 12:54 PM

"Thar she blows!"

that is amazing. I certainly didn't get that kind of action from my brew...but I didn't get a lot of mess to clean up either. I guess there is a trade off.

xpoc454 · 10-19-2005, 04:43 PM

Did this result happen because you used way to much live yeast at once and it fermented your sugar to quickly or did you choose a container to small?

Dragonfly · 10-19-2005, 05:26 PM

holy crap! I've never had an explosion like that - never used a blowoff tube although I did buy one - but with my vanilla cream ale I found the airlock a few feet away from the bucket when it first started kicking. But I guess that's just co2, not the krausen.

BlightyBrewer · 10-19-2005, 08:23 PM

It's like a scene from "The Blob"!

Tony · 10-19-2005, 08:24 PM

EXCELLENT picture!!!!