Bubbling up through air lock!

[mcevoy]

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[unionrdr]

Yes,stop wasting time & put a blow off tube on that thing! I always start with one for initial fermentation,which can get pretty wild. Do it now,don't think about it...

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Dude, it's gonna erupt. Put a blowoff tube on that thing ASAP.

 

[amandabab]

blow off tube to start every time, no exceptions.
You can always air lock it later.

 

[Kmcogar]

Here's an example and a solution.

Check out this video on YouTube:

 

[Hellosluggo]

Are you primary fermenting in a 5-gallon carboy? If so, you might think about using a 6.5-gallon for primary next time, plus a blowoff hose, of course. The extra headspace will keep things from running amok. Use your 5-gallon for secondary, if you're into that sort of thing.

 

[unionrdr]

Lookin at that video,all he had to do was make the hose long enough to hit bottom & put a few inches of water & a splash of starsan in the blow off bucket. Boy some folks have no common sense...

 

[mcevoy]

Thanks guys. I ended up changing out the airlock and it's been fine. <

 

[Waynep005]

good glad you caught it in time because cleening the celling sucks.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Lookin at that video,all he had to do was make the hose long enough to hit bottom & put a few inches of water & a splash of starsan in the blow off bucket. Boy some folks have no common sense...

I know, right! Dude made the 'blow off' tube thing look like a difficult process. Not to mention, ~5 gal in a 5 gal carboy, waste of a lot of beer, IMO.
FWIW, I've found that with those hollow bungs (like in the video), a 1/2" ID tube fits over the 'post' in the middle (where the hole for the airlock is) perfectly. The 1/2" tube is much better for letting all that cr@p escape if need be.
Lesson here: Always start with a blowoff tube, after the krausen begins to drop is when the airlock should make it's first appearance.

 

[J3conn]

I usually use a water jug cut in half to put the overflow hose in. I stick the hose in where the handle was cut in half, and it sems to keep it in place well for those wild fermenting brews! This is not always necessary, but I have had some hoses try to shoot out of an old pickle jar I was using.

 

[PA49erFan21]

Good thing you caught it in time. That could have been disasterous.