Recent content by BryggereitJohansson

Hi All, A quick question. I started a batch on Saturday with an airlock on a 6 gallon carboy. The fermentation was so vigorous that the foam started invading the airlock Sunday evening, so I switched to a blowoff tube, which was still bubbling this morning. My question is, should I switch...

Oh, and I broke my hydrometer (it was one of those big glass ones that come with beginner kits) so I don't know what the gravity is. I expect it's a little high given the deviations from the recipe, but that'll just make my beer more efficient.

It's a 6 gallon carboy so it has adequate headspace, or at least I thought it did. I brewed Saturday and by last night the foam was getting up into the airlock, so I switched to a blowoff tube as you suggested (and thanked my lucky stars I'd purchased a blowoff tube even though I didn't need it...

Hi All, Just joined - I'm brewing my second batch - a stout. I have a question for someone with more experience. For my first batch I went from the brew kettle to a bucket and then to my carboy for fermentation. The bucket had gallon markers, so I could tell exactly how much volume I had. For...