So I got home from work today and excitedly opened my closet to see if the Hef I brewed yesterday had started fermenting yet and saw this:
Now, once or twice I've noticed that some foam came up through the air lock, but this time the air lock was blown completely off! Now, I've already got some FermCapS in a cart ready to be ordered, but what else could I have done to avoid this? The OG was at 1.042 and I used Nottingham dry yeast rehydrated about 20 minutes before pitching into 75 degree wort. Fermentation temp was around 68 to 70 today, which made me afraid I might have a bit of a sluggish start. Has this happened to anybody else?
Now, once or twice I've noticed that some foam came up through the air lock, but this time the air lock was blown completely off! Now, I've already got some FermCapS in a cart ready to be ordered, but what else could I have done to avoid this? The OG was at 1.042 and I used Nottingham dry yeast rehydrated about 20 minutes before pitching into 75 degree wort. Fermentation temp was around 68 to 70 today, which made me afraid I might have a bit of a sluggish start. Has this happened to anybody else?