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On the blowoff tube, my biggest concern is there isn't s tight seal at the hole on the lid of the fermenter. How do I fix that or does it not really matter? I suspect when the yeast is really going it doesn't matter but later Id be worried about air going in Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I re-sealed fermenter and put airlock back on just now. All clean and sanitized. Yeast is still going... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Yup. That's the kit I used Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

The bucket isn't 5 gallons. Prob 6 or more. Lots of room north of the 5 gallon line. Just measures for a 5 gallon batch. Sorry for misunderstanding. I'm new but not dumb enough to fill bucket to brim! Think it was just some intense yeast! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

As for size, it's a 5 gallon fermenter. Filled to 5 gallon line before pitching and OG was about 1.068-1.07, which is dead on per instructions. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

It was the Holiday Ale from Brewers Best. No idea on yeast. Tossed package after I pitched it. I always forget to keep that. On the plus side, Smells delicious. Looking to put airlock back possibly tonight. Hopeful nothing bad gets in there. So much CO2 coming out that there is no way...

Woke up to this. Best case scenario. Put a paper towel soaked in star san over the opening Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Cracked it. Will see what happens. I'll post a pic. Thanks for the help everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Kind of thinking of cracking the lid and dealing with mess tomm. I can surround the base with a towel Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Yeah, I know I don't have that. I happen to be sleeping not too far from the rig tonight so it should be interesting. Not happy. Scared really. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

No bucket large enough. It's mid 60s up in my attic where beer is Blow off is mildly effective. Small bubbles at lid where seal is poor. Half expecting it to explode overnight. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Ok, just rigged this with some tube off of my wort chiller. That bucket is a star San mix. Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Right. Got it. Headed to basement now to search for tube... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Yeah, can't get it on there right now. Not sure I have the materials to pull that off. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Ok thanks. I'll use a blow off tube from now on. I'll set it up tomm. For now, I surrounded the base of the fermenter in towels. I'll clean tomm. Crazy Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hmmmm, ok. Well, it's late where I am and I have to work tomm. Wouldn't get it on there until tomm night even. Kind of nervous. Any quick fix? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Pitched yeast on a Sat mid day. By Sun night, brew had come up through air lock and was bubbling out. Then I opened lid of the fermenter to relieve air pressure. Then it started coming over the edge of fermenter. Is this just crazy yeast??!! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks for the tip. I'll look into that If my fermenting bucket has a bad seal, I don't feel like living with this anxiety each time

Yeah, I left the last brew I did, an IPA, for 3 weeks in fermenter and it came out awesome I'll check gravity in 3 weeks

I checked it when we put it in fermenter and it was in suggested range.