1st IPA...Almost blew up my bucket

[Stalldaworld]

This is my first IPA. Extract and grain. I can post the recipie tonight but it was out of a box.

 

[Jaysus]

Good thing it was in the tub, huh?

 

[ayoungrad]

Unless you want a gyser, you should switch to a blow-off if you haven't already. Just attach a tube to the inner part of the airlock and put the other end of the tube in sterile water.

 

[Stalldaworld]

i had my roomate crack the lid to relieve the preasure.
Blow off tube will be my next purchase.
It was in the closet but i thought the tub is now a better place given the circumstances.

 

[meatwad]

Pantene is an interesting choice of adjunct. Let us know how it turns out.

 

[Stalldaworld]

Got it all cleaned up. Cleaned everything with my sanitizer, filled the airlock back up with sani-water and its bubbling away nicely. I'm going to keep a close eye on it. It wasn't in the tub to begin with, it was in a closet. I get a flurry of txt's from my roommate along the lines of "this thing is going CRAZY in here! It's going to blow up!" After it overwhelmed the air lock i had him put it in the tub and burp the top a few times.
^ thanks for the pantene comment, ohh master of the obvious.
How long does the aggressive yeast action that causes this type of behavior last? Do i not have to worry about it past day 1 or 2?

 

[VTBrewer]

When i have a real aggressive fermentation, the height of it passes about 48 hours into it..but def continues to ferment beyond that.