Exploding abbey

I made a Chimay clone last night and was concerned that the yeast would have a hard time in its high gravity (1.95) climate. Well, its safe to say the yeast has taken hold, as within a day the airlock has shot off and the ale pales lid has half-way come off, due to violent krausen. I made a starter and aerated with an O2 tank. I did not strain the hops, and I'm thinking they clogged up the bung hole. Could this have been prevented?

using a larger blowoff/carboy can prevent this.

I imagine a blow off hose would have helped. Are some types of beer more prone to violent fermentation?

johnyvilla said:

I imagine a blow off hose would have helped. Are some types of beer more prone to violent fermentation?

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Haven't used any dubbel or trippel yeast yet, but I can tell you that using notty in warm temps can be a good excuse to repaint the walls and ceiling! That stuff is downright volatile when you get it above 70ish. I have since learned that using a swamp cooler (at the very least) is imperative to saving home repair costs and the threat of divorce.

My carboy's locktop just blew off while fermenting.....Is it OK to leave off the locktop for a while and just let it overflow in the tub....Thanks