I think the Krausen clogged my airlock while I was gone.
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bce22
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Nothing to worry about at all. Fermentation doesn't stop because an airlock is clogged. Simply remove it, clean it, sanitize it and replace.
TipsyDragon
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was the karusen on the inside or the outside of the carboy? if its on the inside then your airlock is fine nothing to even worry about. if your airlock is on the floor and there is karusen all over the outside of the carboy then yea your airlock got clogged. clean it, sanitize it, and put it back in.
Luckliy the airlock did not pop off but it did over flow and fill up with karusen
TipsyDragon
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well then your airlock is fine. you just have a mess to clean up.
TipsyDragon
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again nothing to worry about. but it seems like you cleaned, sanitized, and replaced already. which is probably not a bad idea.
Even though all the stuff that drained back into the beer had been sitting outside of the airlock in a pool ontop of the cork for days?
If it was *really* clogged you'd be telling us all about your ceiling.
The top of the fridge was covered in beer.
mixmasterob
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just curious, was this a five gallon batch? how big was your fermenter?
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the same thing just happened to me. I did not re-sanitize the airlock though. I just gave it a shot of vodka. I wondered about the re-sanitation also.
Heineken
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If it was *really* clogged you'd be telling us all about your ceiling.
+1 this happened to me and I've got the stains on the wall to prove it. SWMBO isn't overly happy.
Photos please? I believe you, but there are those who say unless you provide photos, it didn't happen!
