GreenDragon
Well-Known Member
So for my 2nd batch I used some dry yeast suggested by my local brew shop. I'm doing a stout and they said this particular yeast would give me more of a dry stout which is the kind of stout I prefer. (Sorry I'm at work and the packet is at home so I don't know the name.)
So I did the brew Sunday and pitched the yeast. I have a 6.5 gallon glass carboy. I followed the instructions on the packet for prepping the yeast and make sure my wort temps were spot on this time when I pitched.
Within 12 hours the yeast was going crazy. Before 24 hours was up it had actually bubbled out of my airlock and kind of spurted yeast a good 3-4 feet away from the carboy. Not a lot, just a few drops, but enough to piss off the wife, lol. I decent amount leaked out of the airlock and got on the blanket I had covering the carboy (the wife didn't mind this since it's a KU blanket and she's a KSU fan).
Anyhow I replaced the air lock with a spare I have and most of the action seems to be calmed down now. I thought 1.5 gallons of head room would be enough that I wouldn't need a blow-off tube, my 1st batch just bubbled a lot.
Is that normal for yeast to be that active? It's also caused the inside top part of my carboy to be covered in a layer of brown stuff. Am I going to have to transfer to the secondary in my spare bedroom so I don't cause the brew to slosh up against the wall and get that crusty brown stuff in it?
So I did the brew Sunday and pitched the yeast. I have a 6.5 gallon glass carboy. I followed the instructions on the packet for prepping the yeast and make sure my wort temps were spot on this time when I pitched.
Within 12 hours the yeast was going crazy. Before 24 hours was up it had actually bubbled out of my airlock and kind of spurted yeast a good 3-4 feet away from the carboy. Not a lot, just a few drops, but enough to piss off the wife, lol. I decent amount leaked out of the airlock and got on the blanket I had covering the carboy (the wife didn't mind this since it's a KU blanket and she's a KSU fan).
Anyhow I replaced the air lock with a spare I have and most of the action seems to be calmed down now. I thought 1.5 gallons of head room would be enough that I wouldn't need a blow-off tube, my 1st batch just bubbled a lot.
Is that normal for yeast to be that active? It's also caused the inside top part of my carboy to be covered in a layer of brown stuff. Am I going to have to transfer to the secondary in my spare bedroom so I don't cause the brew to slosh up against the wall and get that crusty brown stuff in it?
