first foam over

[S_carve]

well thanks to you guys and the forums i ahve read i have sucsessfully made two great batches of beer SW1 and new castle, on my third i am making a clone Ommegang

well everything went fine during the boil, but within 12 hours of being in the primary fermenter it was bubbling like crazy, then about 36 hours in (this morning on my way to work) i checked the bucket and it had foamed over alot out of the airlock, i have heard that this is normal and a sign of good fermentation, so i removed the airlock and cleaned it out with hot water then put it back on and foamed over again within 5 mins.

i got home today and took the airlock again and cleaned it, the plastic showed signs that it too had blown out through the seal, so i put the airlock in again made sure the bucket was tight and it has been bubbling strong ever since

do i need to do anything different or anything extra, something im missing?

 

[Yooper]

It sounds like you need a blow off tube. Vinyl or plastic tubing that fits into the airlock hole or the mouth of the carboy, put the end in a pitcher of sanitizer, and let it rip. Someone around here has a picture, if you can't visualize what I'm trying to describe.

Lorena

 

[Hopfan]

Some brews will just do that and it's normally a good sign. In the future, you can try leaving the lid of the bucket on loosely and that will allow a lot more gas/krausen to escape without clogging the airlock. Once the krausen starts to settle down, you can snap it on tight and let the airlock do its' thing. Just be sure to have the bucket in a large bin or plastic bag to catch and runaway krausen.

Runaway Krausen!! Colonel Klink, I know nothing, N-O-T-H-I-N-G!!!