Tonight while my brewing buddy was grabbing a beer out of our beer closet he noticed that our fermenter had exploded. I really wasnt alarmed... it was bound to happen sometime, so we cleaned it up and popped the lid back onto our fermenter. An hour or two later we heard another explosion ... and cleaned up again. This time we tried creating a blow off tube. The fermenter exploded yet again. This will be our 6th 5 gallon batch and we have never had this problem before. At this point it is clear that sealing the lid will result in yet another cleanup crew so we are placing the lid and airlock on top of the bucket, without creating a tight seal to avoid another explosion. Anyone have any advice for us? What leads to the explosion? Luck?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!