Blow out, what to do now?

Badaboom · Mar 30, 2011

OK. I just came home to a blow out. Looks like I lost about a gallon. I put the airlock back on and it is still bubbling really good. Will I need to add more yeast or should it be ok?

I'm now on a quest to look for a blowout tube to fit over the head of my carboy for future batches.

shecky · Mar 30, 2011

Clean up and let it ride.

ThePearsonFam · Mar 30, 2011

lick the floor...

then leave the rest alone...

Scut_Monkey · Mar 30, 2011

No need to add more yeast. Definitely need to add a blowoff tube though (painfully obvious answer).

Badaboom · Mar 30, 2011

I just put in the cork on the carboy and jammed the siphon hose in there, leading the end to a big bowl of water. Should that suffice, or should I get a big hose to go over the whole top of the carboy?

superjunior · Mar 30, 2011

Badaboom said:
I just put in the cork on the carboy and jammed the siphon hose in there, leading the end to a big bowl of water. Should that suffice, or should I get a big hose to go over the whole top of the carboy?

that will work, you don't need a hose to cover the whole top

Smokeater233 · Mar 30, 2011

superjunior said:
that will work, you don't need a hose to cover the whole top

Erm - for the most part. I speak from experience when I say that the bigger the blow off tube, the better. I didn't use a strainer in my earlier brews and the diameter of my blow-offs on two occasions were not enough to handle the hops that desperately wanted out. If you aren't straining, the bigger the blow-off the better...

Badaboom · Mar 30, 2011

Why is their so much action this time? Is it the cuz of the hops?

Smokeater233 · Mar 30, 2011

There are a lot of factors at play here - wort contents, yeast variety, the use of any nutrients, etc. Hefe's, for instance, are known for particularly vigorous fermentations.

Yukon_Skiers · Mar 30, 2011

ThePearsonFam said:
lick the floor...

then leave the rest alone...

maybe the the walls and the ceiling too. :mug:

Badaboom · Mar 30, 2011

Yup. It exploded everywhere. Lesson learned.

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