Big fermentation and quick fix : is it correct?

Hi all!

This is my 1st post on this forum but I read many posts and really appreciate the community.

I'm a new 1gallon brewer, and did 2 days ago my 2nd batch. I did my own recipe with Beersmith, wanted to do a belgian trippel and used Wyeast 3787.

My yeast was manufactered 02/02/2016. I checked MrMalty and it said 0.8 of the packet. Since it's pretty cold on my flat (64F/18C) and that the gravity of the beer should be pretty high (1.085 OG, I don't have any hydrometer, sorry), I've decided to pitch the whole packet.

1st day, all went fine except bubbles going out of the airlock and sulfur smell.
2nd day (this morning), I woke up and see the pictures in attachments.

I did a quick workaround with a blowoff tube that I sanitized but still got liquid coming out. Should I do something more? And even if I already know the answer that will be given ("you're fine", "beer will be beer", etc...), is there anything better that I can do to ensure this will be drinkable?

Thanks!

 

I know this isn't what you were looking to hear, but you're fine! You're fine in the sense that you did exactly as you should. A blowoff tube is super smart and yes, beer and what not might blow off as well, but in the end you did exactly as you should (except maybe using a blowoff to begin with instead of the airlock )

So yes, it will be beer but it will be good beer because you did it right. Welcome to the forums!

 

Nope. You've done all you can afaik. Looks good, it'll be beer, etc.

 

Thanks guys! Like every beginner, I guess I simply needed to be sure about it!

 

Be sure to keep your temperature down- blowoff often means a lot of heat is being generated. You want the beer to be under 70F- fermentation can heat it up much warmer than the room's temperature.

 

You can use two drops of Fermicap next time to reduce (or eliminate) the amount of blowoff.