Last night I brewed my second batch of homebrew which is an Irish Red Ale, it was also my first experience with dry yeast as the sweet stout that is currently in primary was liquid yeast (And didn't go all that well)
This time everything went perfectly and sanitization was top priority! But when I checked on the batch this morning fermentation was going CRAZY! The krausen was making its way to the neck and before I knew it was filling the airlock and bubbling out like crazy! I wrapped a towel around the carboy to catch any potential blow off and put some toilette paper around the airlock to catch the bubbling.
Is there any trick to this stage? Can I calm it down any or are my only options to use a blowoff tube? Also this is a 6G not a 5G carboy so there was plenty of room to start.
Picture!
This time everything went perfectly and sanitization was top priority! But when I checked on the batch this morning fermentation was going CRAZY! The krausen was making its way to the neck and before I knew it was filling the airlock and bubbling out like crazy! I wrapped a towel around the carboy to catch any potential blow off and put some toilette paper around the airlock to catch the bubbling.
Is there any trick to this stage? Can I calm it down any or are my only options to use a blowoff tube? Also this is a 6G not a 5G carboy so there was plenty of room to start.
Picture!