First blowoff/sanitation concerns

[WoolyBooger]

Well, everyone said it would happen and on batch 4 (sweet stout) it did... My first blowoff. It wasn't a huge disaster, but a mess nonetheless. The reason for this post is, I ran a blowoff tube from the carboy into a bowl of sanitizer, but should I be concerned about contamination due to the time that the airlock was pushed out? Or would there be enough CO2 pushing out to keep air from getting in?

 

[duboman]

You should be fine as long as the airlock wasn't off for days on end, the CO2 pushes out your concern pretty well

 

[homebrewdad]

Yep. If you checked, you might have felt a breeze coming out - that's the CO2 pressure that is your friend.

 

[WoolyBooger]

That's what I w figured. The airlock was only compromised for a few hours. Hopefully everything will be ok. Thanks guys.