JerrySwirls
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What your seeing is completely normal. However, using cheese cloth as a cover WILL let in wild yeast and oxygen and can cause an infection. You can and will experiance wild flavors not quite expected, similar to using a coolship. These are not always bad tho, but they can be, and in some styles this is sought after (in some ways, but def not in a porter). You have to keep in mind that yeast is everywhere and on everything. Having that said, while you may not like using a blowoff, there is a reason why you SHOULD use it and what tiny amount your acutually loosing, it is not near enough to have to dump a full batch due to a bad tasting beer by NOT using it (and BTW, your not losing beer, just the krausen, which eventually will fall to the bottom of the fermenter as whats know as "trub")
Dont get me wrong here, we all have our own processes and enjoy different taste, but unless you have some controlled environments to prevent unwanted wild yeast, I would recommend you reconsider the use of a lid and a blowoff...MAINLY so that you make good beer that you will enjoy and not make a bad beer that makes you throw in the towel and give up this wonderful hobby
As you progress in the world of craft beer brewing, you will start to learn from your mistakes, which is awsome! I am just trying to help you learn on a faster curve![]()
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