5 gallon glass carboy exploded..

[mothefoe1080]

I've brewed many batches of beer before, but last weekend was my first time using a glass carboy. I filled the carboy a little above 5 gallons and threw on a blow off valve with an airlock on it. I checked back the next day and half my beer was gone and i noticed the bung was missing and beer was on the roof.. what might be the cause of this?

 

[Yooper]

A little more than 5 gallons of beer in a 5 gallon carboy? That sounds like an explosion begging to happen!

I guess the blow off tube plugged up.

 

[superjunior]

sounds like some krausen got up in your airlock and clogged it. with vigorous fermentations a blow off tube is a better choice

 

[Ace_Club]

Half the beer sprayed all over your walls/ceiling and you didn't take pictures?! Argh!

 

[robbieo13]

Just happened to me too. Clogged blow off with yeast that was thicker then candle wax. I wish i just bought 6 gal carboys when i got started.

 

[bad67z]

 

[TRainH2o]

Fermenting 5 gallons in a 5 gallon carboy is asking for trouble. I guess it could be done if you could rig a blow off with a large diameter hose. Using a hose small enough to fit into the hole of a bung, is iffy.

 

[Shaneoco1981]

Yea, this just happened to me too... The funny part with mine is it was in my clothes closet. I had beer all over my clothes, DVD cases, luggage, etc... My girlfriend had to help me do the 5 loads of laundry that came about from it... I had to wipe off all of my hangers... The truly bad part was I was on my way home from the brew store with the blow off tube when it happened... It was my first batch and I forgot to buy the blow off tube when I originally bought my equipment.... *sigh*

 

[dirtyjerz]

I guess I have been lucky. I use a 5 gallon carboy and a large blow off tube without a bung. Seems to work good.... So far.

 

[Shaneoco1981]

Yea, I have that blow off tube now. I use it for all primary's. I only use airlocks for secondary.