Vercingetorix
New Member
Hello,
So I cooked up the first batch last night. Just under 5 gallons in a 5 gallon glass carboy. I realized that I had reason for concern and decided to replace the fermentation lock with a blowoff hose today. I bought the necessary plastic tubing and removed the rubber cork from the carboy. What a terrible idea!
Beer, yeast, hops, etc. soon churned out of the carboy and about 4 feet up onto the wall. I think I lost a quart or two of material from the carboy before getting everything back together.
Do you think this jeopardizes the quality of the entire batch? Does it mean something else is wrong, or was I just an idiot to ever mess with the cork?
So I cooked up the first batch last night. Just under 5 gallons in a 5 gallon glass carboy. I realized that I had reason for concern and decided to replace the fermentation lock with a blowoff hose today. I bought the necessary plastic tubing and removed the rubber cork from the carboy. What a terrible idea!
Beer, yeast, hops, etc. soon churned out of the carboy and about 4 feet up onto the wall. I think I lost a quart or two of material from the carboy before getting everything back together.
Do you think this jeopardizes the quality of the entire batch? Does it mean something else is wrong, or was I just an idiot to ever mess with the cork?