I'm making an Imperial Pale Ale. Since the recipe called for more malt (8 lbs. LME) than normal, and since I have had less than stellar fermentation on my first two batches (a pale ale and a wit *this is my third-ever batch), I added one-and-a-half packages of yeast.
It's been bubbling up a storm all day, and just a while ago the airlock blew clear off! The top two pieces, that is. It looked like the tiny holes in the lid had gotten clogged with shmutz, so there was nowhere else to go. I quickly cleaned and sanitized the two pieces and put them back on, but I'm going out and won't be able to keep an eye on it tonight. It's still bubbling like a house afire.
I'm using a 6.5 gal. carboy, so I thought it had plenty of head space.
THoughts?
It's been bubbling up a storm all day, and just a while ago the airlock blew clear off! The top two pieces, that is. It looked like the tiny holes in the lid had gotten clogged with shmutz, so there was nowhere else to go. I quickly cleaned and sanitized the two pieces and put them back on, but I'm going out and won't be able to keep an eye on it tonight. It's still bubbling like a house afire.
I'm using a 6.5 gal. carboy, so I thought it had plenty of head space.
THoughts?