After eight years of brewing, I finally got some Vesuvius action overnight. Guess I shouldn't have rousted it before going to bed. This was the second night for this Trappist Quad, which calls for a temperature ramp during the first week of fermentation. Most of what I brew these days is done at the lower end of the temperature fermentation range in one of my fermentation chambers, plus I brew a majority of lagers and pilsners, so perhaps I was a little careless with this one. The blowoff tube had crossed my mind, but I often insert them once I see the krausen reaching the top. The laundry room did need a good cleaning...
