ZVNJ
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I'm a new grain brewer and have had slow starts on previous fermentation's, so this time i made a starter. I got a stir plate and let it stir for 2 days with a white labs strain that was close to the expiration date. Once i pitched the yeast on a 90 minute ipa (68deg) it took nearly 2 days to see the air lock bubbling. Once it started it was working vigorously.
On the 3rd day i noticed it had boiled over so to speak, so i prepared another air lock to get clean water in there. When i grabbed ahold of it, it popped out like a champagne bottle! and preceded to spew wort all over like a giser!
So now i have a blow off tube on there, and it is still constantly bubbling. I never had a need for one on previous batch's,
Do you guys typically use them on every batch?
On the 3rd day i noticed it had boiled over so to speak, so i prepared another air lock to get clean water in there. When i grabbed ahold of it, it popped out like a champagne bottle! and preceded to spew wort all over like a giser!
So now i have a blow off tube on there, and it is still constantly bubbling. I never had a need for one on previous batch's,
Do you guys typically use them on every batch?