Doh!! Blow over

[JRChase]

Brewed a Dry Irish Stout yesterday. Went to work at 7:30 this morning and a few bubbles were just coming through the airlock. Looked good. Came home at 5:30 to find airlock six feet away and kreusen all over the ceiling (no, the wife didn't see it, I have it cleaned up, the dogs a I were pretty nervous about that issue).

The foam and mess was still pretty wet, and I have a proper blow off tube in it now bubbling away. How worried should I be about infection? Should I cut losses and dump it, or just pretend it didn't happen?

It is a pretty low OG brew so I didn't think I had to worry about a blow off, lesson learned.

 

[MonsterBrew]

Pretend it didn't happen!

Yes you risked infection, and you may find out later that its bad, but you may not. No harm in letting it sit right? I'd let it ride, 50/50 or better its fine, thats worth the wait.

 

[Cyclman]

Never dump a beer until you've tasted it and it's horrible. It has happened to all of us, with active fermentation, the kraeusen is usually pushing out fairly continuously, so infection is unlikely.