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Woke up to a huge mess in the closet this morning - krausen all over the floor...along with my stopper and air lock! This is the first time I've used a yeast starter, and I guess I can call that a success. My question is, is the brew going to be alright? I've cleaned the stopper and airlock, replaced them, and fermentation is still going gangbusters. What do ya'll think?

Thanks!
 
Pictures are required, we love seeing blowouts, lol

your precious liquid is probably fine with its krausen and vibrant activity.
 
Haha, I guess I could have gotten a better shot prior to moving it out of the closet...too much panicking! plenty of sludge to go around though! Thanks guys

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You may want to think about using a 1" blow off tube inserted directly into the neck of the carboy, no bung...at least for the first couple days of fermentation. I am currently brewing a belgian and the blow off has been ridiculous!
 
Jayhem said:
I am currently brewing a belgian and the blow off has been ridiculous!
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me too and ya know the fermentation took off within 6 hours of pitching the yeast and it never blew thru the blow off hose. Now it is in a 6 gallon bucket but i've had batches still need a blowoff even in a larger bucket.
 
DustinBrimer said:
Woke up to a huge mess in the closet this morning - krausen all over the floor...along with my stopper and air lock! This is the first time I've used a yeast starter, and I guess I can call that a success. My question is, is the brew going to be alright? I've cleaned the stopper and airlock, replaced them, and fermentation is still going gangbusters. What do ya'll think?

Thanks!
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Dustin, just for future reference, what was your OG, yeast used, pitch/ambient temps?

Rick
 
You're in good company because this was my similar first experience with starters. My brew was perfectly fine after I cleaned everything up so don't worry.

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Rick, the OG was 1.060, pitched a dry danstar English ale yeast at about 66-68° . Thanks for the encouragement guys, its still percolating with a blow off tube now
 
That's like...almost beer porn! This batch has nearly stopped bubbling now. Feels pretty early. If its stopped by the end of the day, should I check the gravity? If its not up to expectation, can I give it a gentle rock?
 
Blowoff pictures?! We're in 2013 and demand our beer porn in hi-def video format!

Not mine, but the "sleepy WTF just happened" tone in this guy's voice is great:
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Yea its not recommended to do starters with dry yeast
rehydration is all thats needed and some would argue that
 
Well that's a bite...am I looking at adverse affects? Its quit fermenting visually now...anybody have some sound advice on how to proceed?
 
I would have woken up to that on monday had i not let a friend use my 2nd airlock, and had no choice but to use a blow off tube! I will now use one every time during primary...
 
Since using FirmCapS i no longer have blow off problems. Heck i even use a dry airlock.

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