Krausen in the airlock . . .

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Halldawg

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Made a 6 gal (instead of my normal 5gal) pale ale AG with White Labs 01. Used a starter. On day 2+ now and going like mad. Did not use blow off tube (because I have never needed to in the past) and now have krausen in the airlock. Need to worry? Do anything?
 
You probably want to get a blow off tube on there fast. Eventually the krausen will clog the airlock leading to an experimental way to paint the ceiling.
 
I've done 2 batches where I had krausen blowing thru the airlock. My airlock hole is small bore, not suitable for blow-off tube so I just let it blow thru the airlock and didn't have any problem. Clean & sanitise the airlock when it settles a bit, check that it doesn't clog and should be ok.
 
Had the same problem but i didnt take care of it when i saw it. And i did paint my ceilin with a little bit but its still going stron after cleaning up and resanitizing.
 

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