Thanks everyone. I came home today and smell hoppy goodness and then saw that and you can imagine my reaction haha.
I cleaned up the mess around it and recapped it. The room stays pretty darn close to 70F. Picked that room because the least light gets in and the temperature doesnt change much...
Hey all, I just started reading the forums and yesterday I attempted to get rolling on my brewing fun. I did pretty well with prep, boiling times, temps and ice and things were running smoothly until I went to put my airlock on the bucket cap. I knocked in the rubber stopper inside the pale...
I just made my first brew this weekend and the same thing happened to me. I am glad to hear that it doesn't have to be a total disaster. Here is hoping :)