Nubiwan
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I have a separate post on her relating to my return to brewing after several years. I have been trying to find answers to most questions I have, but some are difficult to find.
So here it is.
I have less than 2 inch headspace in the top of my primary. I was fiddling around trying to get the temps just right for the yeast pitch, and my level went a little higher in my primary than planned.
Got up this AM, and the top had blown off my air-lock, even at less than 64 F in my primary. It was a beautiful thing as I feared I'd killed off my yeast. I replaced the air lock with a blow off tube. Now I am getting krausen and bubbles into my blow off vessel.
My question, does a good beer rely on the development of the Krausen inside the primary? Is it a good thing, having it sit atop the wort, or is half of it blowing off down my tube, even better? No different?
Should I maintain a decent headspace for Krausen development in future?
OR
Is it OK to release the Krausen?
So here it is.
I have less than 2 inch headspace in the top of my primary. I was fiddling around trying to get the temps just right for the yeast pitch, and my level went a little higher in my primary than planned.
Got up this AM, and the top had blown off my air-lock, even at less than 64 F in my primary. It was a beautiful thing as I feared I'd killed off my yeast. I replaced the air lock with a blow off tube. Now I am getting krausen and bubbles into my blow off vessel.
My question, does a good beer rely on the development of the Krausen inside the primary? Is it a good thing, having it sit atop the wort, or is half of it blowing off down my tube, even better? No different?
Should I maintain a decent headspace for Krausen development in future?
OR
Is it OK to release the Krausen?