Hey yall, I need some help/advice on my first beer. I started brewing my first ever brew last monday, nut brown ale. I did everything according to the instructions but somehow woke up to a little bit of a mess the next morning. When i went down into my basement to check and see how the brew was doing, I noticed the air lock on the otherside of the room and foam all over the place. Not sure how to handle the situation at 6 in the morning and running late for work I put the air lock back on and took off. I read later that I probably should have used a hose during the first day and than start using the air lock, but its to late for that. Its been 3 days and now I think that things are going the way they should be, but I cant be to sure. My main concern is that there is a crust on the glass inside at the top of my fermenter. Is there something I should do about that, or just leave it be? If you have any other advice Id love to hear it.
-joe
-joe