The Blow-Out Club, that is.
SWMBO woke me up this morning with "Honey, I have some bad news. I went downstairs and smelled bread..."
Me: "Oh, no! Which one?" (I have 4 currently fermenting, 2 actively)
It ended up being Revvy's Belgian Blonde . I found a thick bubbling krausen mass overflowing onto the floor while the top of the fermenter was roughly 15 feet away.
I have no idea how long it was open like that. Last I checked on it was 4p yesterday and I was out of the house until 1a.
Regret #1: I bought Fermcap specifically to test on this batch but forgot to put it in.
Regret #2: I had a blow off tube ready to go sitting right next to it but forgot to switch it out with the airlock that I use when transporting from brew area to basement.
I sprayed down the bottom of the lid with the StarSan bottle that I keep around and resealed the fermenter.
Clean up wasn't too bad, though.
I did see a couple fruit flies in the basement while cleaning up but I don't know if any of their brethren went for a dip and got trapped. I probably should have taken a minute or two to see if any were floating on the krausen before sealing.
This is going to be an interesting batch to say the least.
SWMBO woke me up this morning with "Honey, I have some bad news. I went downstairs and smelled bread..."
Me: "Oh, no! Which one?" (I have 4 currently fermenting, 2 actively)
It ended up being Revvy's Belgian Blonde . I found a thick bubbling krausen mass overflowing onto the floor while the top of the fermenter was roughly 15 feet away.
I have no idea how long it was open like that. Last I checked on it was 4p yesterday and I was out of the house until 1a.
Regret #1: I bought Fermcap specifically to test on this batch but forgot to put it in.
Regret #2: I had a blow off tube ready to go sitting right next to it but forgot to switch it out with the airlock that I use when transporting from brew area to basement.
I sprayed down the bottom of the lid with the StarSan bottle that I keep around and resealed the fermenter.
Clean up wasn't too bad, though.
I did see a couple fruit flies in the basement while cleaning up but I don't know if any of their brethren went for a dip and got trapped. I probably should have taken a minute or two to see if any were floating on the krausen before sealing.
This is going to be an interesting batch to say the least.
