Old Faithfull with Pics and Video

HABIT · 02-02-2010, 08:33 PM

Creme Ale with WLP080 at 58 with a 2 liter starter . . . . Definately more than I expected. This is 2 days into fermentation. I discovered this about midnight when switching out ice bottles in the swamp cooler. The top stretches out like a basketball before it "releases". This is my first experience using a blow off tube. Needless to say I didn't sleep to well last night.

I've seen a few pics and vids on here and they are always of intrest . . . ENJOY !!!

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http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/HABITS_HOUSE/?action=view&current=100_1384.flv

http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/HABITS_HOUSE/?action=view&current=100_1392.flv

HABIT · 02-02-2010, 08:35 PM

I came across a movie on Net Flix named "BEER WARS". Going to check it out now . . .
Heres one more vid . . . .

http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/HABITS_HOUSE/?action=view&current=100_1392.flv

boo boo · 02-02-2010, 08:43 PM

That second video is how some of mine blowoff. Man do it ever get noisy.

GOOCHY · 02-02-2010, 09:23 PM

Yeah, I had a blowoff yesterday.

StoutFan · 02-02-2010, 09:25 PM

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gtpro · 02-02-2010, 10:00 PM

Careful with that thing, she looks angry

haha, good stuff, see the problem with using the 3-piece airlock as a fitting for a blowoff tube is the bottom of the stem that reaches into the bucket has 4 small holes on it, rather than 1 big one. The holes are too small to let thick krausen through, so it gets all backed up. If I start having volcanoes like that all the time I'm just gonna get a piece of straight plastic tube to sit in that hole.

chemman14 · 02-02-2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gtpro

Careful with that thing, she looks angry

haha, good stuff, see the problem with using the 3-piece airlock as a fitting for a blowoff tube is the bottom of the stem that reaches into the bucket has 4 small holes on it, rather than 1 big one. The holes are too small to let thick krausen through, so it gets all backed up. If I start having volcanoes like that all the time I'm just gonna get a piece of straight plastic tube to sit in that hole.

just cut that little piece of plastic off. that's what I did for my barley wine blowoff yesterday

boo boo · 02-02-2010, 10:03 PM

I made those 4 holes into one big one on all my 3 piece airlocks.
But I don't use them for blowoff tubes either.

HABIT · 02-02-2010, 11:12 PM

This airlock stays on the tube for just such an emergency and does have the X removed. There might be a couple that still have them but they stay with the wine/cider side of the operation.

HABIT · 02-02-2010, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

That second video is how some of mine blowoff. Man do it ever get noisy.

When all was quiet last night I could here it bellow in the basement on the other side of the house. . . My 17 yr old who's room is in the basement said he never heard anything . . . Did I mention I didn't sleep much last night. I had 4 beach towels laid over it and just knew this morning I was in for some cleaning. . . Bucket and mop was on standby.