Ahhhh help! What should I do with this? (yeast explosion)
Ok here is my carboy 24 hours after I pitched the yeast. The cruzen is coming up throught the airlock... This is an extract pumpkin ale kit. I added more pumpkin....lol What should I do??
Should I just replace the air lock with a fresh one in the morning? Let it calm down? I don't have a blow off hose... I bought some at lowes, but its the wrong size....anyone know what size tubing I need to make a blow off hose?
ahaha I just realized there is 100 other thread like mine.... I guess this happens quiet a bit. I took the cap off the airlock to help relieve the pressure.
As long as krausen and co2 are coming out, nasties should not get in. You will probably have quite a mess to clean up but you should be able to re-install your airlock in a day or two after things wind down a bit.
I would suggest getting the right blow off assembly before your next brew.
here is a pic of my make shift blow off hose. The hose is too small in diameter to fit the mouth of my carboy. I made a makeshift seal with some papertowls.
72ish? I rigged up a blow off hose for now.. whew that makes a difference.
No doubt. When a ferment runs that boisterous it can plug up the neck of the lock and blow the stopper and lock clear out - usually accompanied by a gush of brew.
1" ID heavy vinyl hose will be a press-fit into a carboy neck and will not clog no matter how enthusiastic the yeast happen to be. Run about four feet of it down into a gallon vessel half filled with sanitizer and you're good to go. That's all I use for primaries having experienced a couple of launched locks and wort splashed inside my fermentation fridges...
Ahhhh help! What should I do with this? (yeast explosion)
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