Damn you hefeweizen blow off

[SwampassJ]

Went to bed and it had a 3 inch krausen. Woke up to take a leak at about 3am, 6 inches of krausen not really any bubbling.... Odd. Now I woke up at 5:45 and checked the temperature, nice still at 64 degrees in the swamp cooler and it is bubbling good. Load up the truck and started eating breakfast around 6:20-6:30 and all I hear is PLUMP. Last time I saw a splatter like that it was after eating ghost chile wings. If half an hour my head space went from like 3 inches to my dresser.

In the half hour the damn thing managed to move my temp from 64 to 70.

 

[Superkabuto]

I have had a few messy explosions. Now every batch starts off in the bathtub with a garbage bag over it.

I have to say I laughed so hard I nearly cried when I read your signature.

 

[jonbomb]

Wow that sounds like fun lol!

I remember when that guy made that post about puting all that stuff in a mason jar!! I laughed so hard when he posted that...

 

[BogusOwnz]

I always have crazy **** happen when I brew hefeweizen. What kind of yeast?

 

[SwampassJ]

I always have crazy **** happen when I brew hefeweizen. What kind of yeast?

3068. Seems after the blow off and dumping more ice into the cooler to get it down it has subsided with the spitting. Unfortunately I can't find my damn airlock now.

 

[curlyfat]

3068. Seems after the blow off and dumping more ice into the cooler to get it down it has subsided with the spitting. Unfortunately I can't find my damn airlock now.

I love 3068. However, when I use it, I always just start with a blow-off tube. That yeast is just crazy! :rockin:

 

[maida7]

I do all my beers with blow off tubes. The better bottles are just not big enough to contain a krausen.

 

[Pick]

I use WLP300, one tube per 5 gallon batch. No problems like you mentioned

 

[maida7]

I use WLP300, one tube per 5 gallon batch. No problems like you mentioned

your under pitching

 

[SwampassJ]

I use WLP300, one tube per 5 gallon batch. No problems like you mentioned

I'll try 300 in the future but the no blow off could be from underpitching by atleast half the amount.