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I had a krausen blowout on a Muntons Connoisseurs Continental Lager overnight on the first night after brewing. The airlock had popped off and krausen was all over the carboy and the floor around it. The next day, I put on a hose for draining. But, for some reason I decided after two days...

Thanks. I think the temperature could definitely be part of the problem. I have not been as precise with tracking the temps as I should be. When I took the initial reading I waited an hour and a half for the wort to cool down in the carboy before taking the reading. On the hydrometre it said...

I just made my second batch and am having a little trouble with the fermentation. Before I put the yeast into the beer I took a hydrometre reading and I got 1045 or 5.8% potential alcohol. I pitched the yeast as it said on the package and it was rather active for 3-4 days. Today, day 10, I...