Just brewed an oatmeal stout and made my first yeast starter for it. Foam has taken over. I have foam and beer leaking out around the bucket lid and the airlock. I'm afraid I won't have any beer left. What can I do to remedy this problem so I don't lose beer?
Yeast Starter Foam Expansion
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hxcpunk71
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Try to attach a 3/8 hose to the inside tube of your airlock as a blow off tube.put the opposite end in a bucket or pot full of sanitizer. Oh and RDWHAHB!!!!
aubiecat
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This thread is for you.
I used to use the 3/8" hose blowoff as well, but it was a massive pain in the a$$ to clean that little hose and it clogged. Just switched over to a 1" hose over a 3 piece airlock (minus the lid and float). Working like a champ on this wheat that's trying to go nuclear.
another option: fermcap will help control over-active kreusen.
