So in my previous post "So I brewed my first batch" that part I did. So what went wrong? Here is the recipe.
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Yield: 5gl
OG: 1.053
FG: 1.011
6lb Muntons wheat dry extract. 60min
1oz. Hallertau Hersbrucker hops. 60min
Wyeast 3638 wheat. pitch at 70f.
followed the instructions perfectlly.
boil 3gl. of water add wheat and hops, cool, add 2gal. pitch yeast, cap bucket.
Perfect, everything went according to plan, 12 hrs went by and starting bubbling from the airlock, only way to much, the air lock could not keep up, wort starting coming up at a rapid pace overflowing the air lock and making a mess pouring out of the air lock not to mention the lid on the 6.5 gl. bucket swoll up and I thought it was going to burst, leaks from the bucket lid were coming out from a couple of places, what went wrong, feeling very discouraged at this point. What a friggin mess. I dumped the whole batch fearing contamanation.
The only thing I can think that went wrong was I was instructed to strain the batch prior to sending to the primary, and I did not because of what my LHBS told me to do..... very confused and upset, anyone?
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Yield: 5gl
OG: 1.053
FG: 1.011
6lb Muntons wheat dry extract. 60min
1oz. Hallertau Hersbrucker hops. 60min
Wyeast 3638 wheat. pitch at 70f.
followed the instructions perfectlly.
boil 3gl. of water add wheat and hops, cool, add 2gal. pitch yeast, cap bucket.
Perfect, everything went according to plan, 12 hrs went by and starting bubbling from the airlock, only way to much, the air lock could not keep up, wort starting coming up at a rapid pace overflowing the air lock and making a mess pouring out of the air lock not to mention the lid on the 6.5 gl. bucket swoll up and I thought it was going to burst, leaks from the bucket lid were coming out from a couple of places, what went wrong, feeling very discouraged at this point. What a friggin mess. I dumped the whole batch fearing contamanation.
The only thing I can think that went wrong was I was instructed to strain the batch prior to sending to the primary, and I did not because of what my LHBS told me to do..... very confused and upset, anyone?