Yeah I kept it covered then put on an airlock. The krausen blew that off the next day. I have never had that much, I always have plenty of head room. I kept everything sterile and now have it outfitted with a blow off hose. Thanks for the good words.
I brewed a 5g batch of an Irish Red Ale. It was taking along time to get down to a sufficient temp to pitch the yeast, I ended up letting it sit for about 6hours over night. I went to pitch the yeast when it was a temp and when I opened the smack pack yeast amd nutrients went everywhere. I...