_Keven
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Hello, I recently started brewing a Belgian Tripel and quickly realized the krausen or foam at the top of the fermenter was going to spill over my carboy. So I quickly went out and got a blow off tube, filled a bucket with water and starsan and taped the end of the blowoff tube to the bottom of the starsan filled bucket. I'm not sure how long I'm supposed to use the blow off tube as after 2 weeks of fermenting it is still bubbling, but the top of the bucket has produced what I think is mold. I switched out the blow off tube for a standard airlock, but could this mold make its way into my beer? When taking off the blow off tube the fermenter smelled fine (no scent of mold or infection). I can't really tell if there is any mold at the top of the fermenter because of the thick krausen foam. Any insight would be appreciated. I added some images to show what happened.