blow out advice needed

[edgey]

What causes a blow out?
Will a blow out spoil my finished product?
I had a blow out 2 days ago. I caught it early cleaned up the little mess on the bucket lid and removed my air lock and replaced it with a tube which runs into a bottle of sanitised water. This worked well. Will my beer be affected?

 

[Trox]

A very active fermenation that is creating more CO2 than that which can escape through the small air lock hole, thus creating a major build-up of pressure. Your finished product should be fine due to the amount of build up pressure would keep anything that could spoil your beer out.

 

[MrNickVT]

Most likely not! You'll be fine!

 

[pfredop]

You will be fine. I used yeast starters on my last 2 batches for the first time and the both blew up...bad. I replaced the airlocks with blow off tubes for 3 days, then replaced back to airlocks. 8 days later both primaries are still bubblin along fine. No worries!

 

[Homercidal]

What causes a blow out?
Will a blow out spoil my finished product?
I had a blow out 2 days ago. I caught it early cleaned up the little mess on the bucket lid and removed my air lock and replaced it with a tube which runs into a bottle of sanitised water. This worked well. Will my beer be affected?

That's pretty common and you did just what you should. Everything is going to be fine. (As far as the blow off is concerned. I can't comment on the rest of the process...)

 

[pfredop]

...and ps - alot of brewers start with blow-off tubes attached until after high krausen. That is exactally what I will be doing from now on, simply to avoid madness! :/