beautiful mess (with pic)

[jangelj]

Started my starter Sat. night. It was some old, washed WLP001 that had been there for a few months. I wasn't sure how viable it was, so I made a 1.5L starter. Pitched it about 18 hours later in my IPA (1 PM Sunday). Woke up Monday morning to this beautiful mess in my fermentation chamber (at about 66F)

 

[daugenet]

so where is the pic?

 

[jangelj]

not sure why it won't show up. lemme check the flickr link.

got it. flickr doesn't make it easy to get the link to the PICTURE itself.

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

I caught the cup my blowoff is going into this morning right as it was about to become a mess. Talk about good timing.

 

[Hammy71]

Yes...a beautiful mess. Brings a tear to my eye.

 

[jfr1111]

6 gallon batch in a 6.5 carboy ?

 

[avidhomebrewer]

That is nice. I suggest getting 2.5 gallon bucket to use as your 'blowoff' bucket. I have 2 5 gallon carboys bubbling away in there now and have never overflowed it.

 

[krisagon]

I use a pepsi 2 liter 1/2 full of starsan as mine.

 

[DrawTap88]

I use a pepsi 2 liter 1/2 full of starsan as mine.

+1 to that. I have an extra empty pepsi bottle...just in case.

 

[jangelj]

5 gallon batch in a "5 gallon" carboy. I know I need to get a 6.5 gallon carboy, but haven't yet.