Fermentation Bucket lid covered in yeast

[aarong]

I am fortunate to get vigorous fermentation. I do 5 gallon batches in a 6.5 gallon bucket and the krausen tends to go into my blow off tube. After the Kraussen settles it leaves a caked on layer of yeast/krausen on the lid of my fermentor. Do you typically just leave it and clean after transferring to keg/bottle or do you clean the lid during conditioning? I have a heater in my fermenting chamber.

My assumption is leave it but might as well ask.

Thanks'

Merry Christmas

 

[ChefRex]

Yes, leave the lid on and you will never know!

Merry Christmas to you also!

 

[DurtyChemist]

I would leave it. Why open it during fermentation? If you clean it you may rush or skip sanitation and cause a bigger problem.

 

[jimyoung]

I used to leave it when I used bucket fermenters. It's clean, and just yeast and CO2, so you're good to go!

 

[user 163849]

I never remove the lid from my fermenting bucket until after the wort is transferred to the bottling bucket. Of course my fermenting bucket has a spigot to make this possible.

 

[aarong]

I open it to take tasting samples before im ready to keg. I dont have a spigot ( should get one) I want to make sure I dont keg with too much aceteldhyde, sulfur etc ...

 

[stevehaun]

Leave it on. You probably fermented too warm.

 

[kh54s10]

Leave the lid on, wait long enough to be sure fermentation is finished. 10-21 days or even longer. You should not have to worry about acetaldehyde, sulfur or anything else. I prefer Better Bottles so you can see the wort.

I see heating of the chamber. What temperature. My chamber is in the heated side of my basement so I cool most beers year round!

 

[aarong]

Thank you for the info. It sounds like keeping the lid on is the better bet. I ferment low typically 64ish but condition a few days at 70 to clean it up. Tend to get that caked on yeast on the bucket lid. The yeast starts to smell funky and clings to the lid but no issues with the beer yet...

 

[DurtyChemist]

I clean my lids when I clean the buckets. I use the hot water coming from my chiller.