I checked for past posts and did not really get the answers I was looking for so I thought I would ask my fellow homebrewers for answers to my questions.....
I had a very successful Brew Day on Sunday. I brewed a mini mash amber Ale with a White Labs English Ale Yeast.
So, here is my question to the board is. I made a starter on Saturday and let it sit until Sunday and dumped it into my 6.5 Conical Fermentor and then aerated the wort. A little action was noted on Monday but Tuesday night when I came home I had bubbles galore in my airlock. This morning when I went to check on my fermentor the top had blown off the fermentor and the airlock was on the floor. Luckily little wort was spilled just messy down the sides of the fermentor. I cleaned everything up and sanitized the lid and the airlock and put everything back together.
My question to the board is, Will the wort still be good? I notice a 2 - 3 inch layer of foam sitting on top of the wort. Should I dump it or wait and see? If I wait should I put another Yeast packet in it?
I have never had that happen before. This was the first time I had ever used a starter. In the past I have always had a lag of 3-4 days before fermemting took off when not using a starter. Is this normal when using a starter? If I do a starter again I will definitely use a blow-off tube.
Inquiring minds would like your opinion....
TD
I had a very successful Brew Day on Sunday. I brewed a mini mash amber Ale with a White Labs English Ale Yeast.
So, here is my question to the board is. I made a starter on Saturday and let it sit until Sunday and dumped it into my 6.5 Conical Fermentor and then aerated the wort. A little action was noted on Monday but Tuesday night when I came home I had bubbles galore in my airlock. This morning when I went to check on my fermentor the top had blown off the fermentor and the airlock was on the floor. Luckily little wort was spilled just messy down the sides of the fermentor. I cleaned everything up and sanitized the lid and the airlock and put everything back together.
My question to the board is, Will the wort still be good? I notice a 2 - 3 inch layer of foam sitting on top of the wort. Should I dump it or wait and see? If I wait should I put another Yeast packet in it?
I have never had that happen before. This was the first time I had ever used a starter. In the past I have always had a lag of 3-4 days before fermemting took off when not using a starter. Is this normal when using a starter? If I do a starter again I will definitely use a blow-off tube.
Inquiring minds would like your opinion....
TD