Crusty Fermentation Question

[haligan]

Brewed last Saturday....good bubbling on Sun/Mon....I left town on Wed, just returned (Saturday - 7 days in fermenter). Checked the bucket and the lid was bowed up (still on though), airlock was crusty and dried up. I took the airlock off and cleaned it so it could breathe, put it back on. Am I ok? How about the beer?

 

[Calder]

You are OK. If the lid was still bowed up it means there was pressure in it (stuff still going out, nothing going in).

 

[haligan]

Thanks for the feedback. Just checked the airlock and it is still bubbling but not as much.

 

[Moerdertaktiken]

You're fine. You're lucky it didn't blow! Next time that you will be leaving the fermentation unsupervised for days, I recommend setting up a blow-off hose especially if you know that it's gonna be a frisky fermentation.