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Oh, yeah. That was my intention. HA! ;) Apparently the beginners book I own does not supply sufficient information for proper racking time frames. Time to get a better one. Or just read stuff online and/or ask BEFORE I do anything more. Thanks again!

If you read my original post more carefully, it did not pop the top of my fermenter, it popped the tiny lid off my airlock. Next time I will be more patient, though. How long do you wait to rack?

The airlock bubbling had significantly slowed and all the krausen had subsided so I figured it was ready. Today there is almost no airlock bubbling. The spillover may have had less to do with violence of fermentation and more with the fact that I used a carboy and an airlock when I should have...

Thanks, everyone! All the things I have read were so super cautious. I am glad I asked. Now that the foam has subsided, I have racked into my secondary with half an ounce of Kent Goldings. The temperature in my closet is around 75 degrees. What I read said that ales should be fine at any...

I am fairly new at homebrewing. I used my glass carboy with an airlock as my primary fermenter for my IPA. I already know my mistake and that next time I should use my bucket as primary and use a blowoff tube. That being said, here is my problem and question: The fermentation was so violent...