oregonianredbird
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I'm brewing my first high gravity beer (OG=1.080). My friend and I went to get large diameter tubing at the brew shop, and we were told that a size that would fit onto the top of our airlock would be sufficient (~1/2" ID).
After about 24 hours of vigorous fermentation, the stopper blew (hose still attached to airlock), I got krausen all over the closet walls and ceiling, and lost about 1 gallon out of 5. That was 5 days ago. Ever since the eruption, fermentation has been sluggish (~1 bubble per 5-10 seconds in an airlock), and now the gravity is 1.030. Obviously it has a way to go, and I'm worried that somehow a bunch of yeast was lost, or perhaps the introduction of oxygen screwed up the fermentation. This is a clone of Trois Pistoles, so I'm using a Belgian abbey ale yeast. Any advice for me? It's been around 70 the whole time, but I don't have many ways to adjust temperature. Should I repitch with more yeast? Or just let it sit and see how low it gets?
After about 24 hours of vigorous fermentation, the stopper blew (hose still attached to airlock), I got krausen all over the closet walls and ceiling, and lost about 1 gallon out of 5. That was 5 days ago. Ever since the eruption, fermentation has been sluggish (~1 bubble per 5-10 seconds in an airlock), and now the gravity is 1.030. Obviously it has a way to go, and I'm worried that somehow a bunch of yeast was lost, or perhaps the introduction of oxygen screwed up the fermentation. This is a clone of Trois Pistoles, so I'm using a Belgian abbey ale yeast. Any advice for me? It's been around 70 the whole time, but I don't have many ways to adjust temperature. Should I repitch with more yeast? Or just let it sit and see how low it gets?