Yesterday, I began my fifth batch, a stout. (Yeah, I know it's summer here in the northern hemisphere and stout isn't exactly a typical summer beer, but I love it :cross: ). I'm getting a lot of froth because of fermentation, and it's blowing the airlock out. I keep removing, cleaning and refilling the airlock with cheap vodka, but within 30 minutes it's full of overflow from the bucket. Here's a few picture of the overflow, after the airlock was removed.
http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img00023ds.jpg
and
http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img00011hz.jpg
Is this indicitive of something I'm doing wrong? What can I do to prevent it in the future and is there anything I can do with this batch, short of babysitting the airlock?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
-Machowsk
http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img00023ds.jpg
and
http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img00011hz.jpg
Is this indicitive of something I'm doing wrong? What can I do to prevent it in the future and is there anything I can do with this batch, short of babysitting the airlock?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
-Machowsk