CaliBrewin
Well-Known Member
i just brewed my 6th batch yesterday. and normally i just pitch the yeast straight then put the fermentation lock on and thats good enough.
however, the day before i decided to try my hand out at making a starter. everything seemed to go well and i pitched it feeling very confident. But when i took a look this morning, krausen had blown out of the fermentation lock and all over the carboy. its a 6 1/2 gal. better bottle. the krausen had never gone more than an inch high before, so i find this a bit surprising.
my questions are can i expect this to happen everytime i add a starter?
is there any disadvantage to it having started so fast?
and maybe i should get a blow off tube setup for the first few days now?
i must admit though, i am very impressed with how quick the starter worked.
overall a very positive experience so far with little extra work.
however, the day before i decided to try my hand out at making a starter. everything seemed to go well and i pitched it feeling very confident. But when i took a look this morning, krausen had blown out of the fermentation lock and all over the carboy. its a 6 1/2 gal. better bottle. the krausen had never gone more than an inch high before, so i find this a bit surprising.
my questions are can i expect this to happen everytime i add a starter?
is there any disadvantage to it having started so fast?
and maybe i should get a blow off tube setup for the first few days now?
i must admit though, i am very impressed with how quick the starter worked.
overall a very positive experience so far with little extra work.