TheSmithsEra
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I bought some equipment yesterday and brewed my first batch. Problem is my fermentation is super active. I went to bed and barely anything was happening and now it is shooting out of the airlock and my lid on my bucket is covered.
When I tried to move the airlock and attach tubing for blow off and the tubing was too big. So in trying to fit the tubing into the hole the airlock goes into, the rubber stopper fell in and now I have the tube in there surrounded by some plastic that ive sanitized and wrapped it loosley around that end while still wet with Sanitizer. The other end is dumping into another bucket filled with star San.
1. Could my beer be ruined?
2. Will the rubber stopper that fell in ruin or infect my beer?
3. What can I do to seal the blow off tube if this can be salvaged
4. Am I totally screwed?
My LHBS seemed more interested in me spending money than truly setting me up for success. Currently there is a lot of action and plenty blowing out the tube.
Please someone share their experience and help me save my delicious beer!
I've been this way for almost an hour but can still hear the blow off tube working. Super concerned with infection from air leaking in for the unsealed blow off tube
When I tried to move the airlock and attach tubing for blow off and the tubing was too big. So in trying to fit the tubing into the hole the airlock goes into, the rubber stopper fell in and now I have the tube in there surrounded by some plastic that ive sanitized and wrapped it loosley around that end while still wet with Sanitizer. The other end is dumping into another bucket filled with star San.
1. Could my beer be ruined?
2. Will the rubber stopper that fell in ruin or infect my beer?
3. What can I do to seal the blow off tube if this can be salvaged
4. Am I totally screwed?
My LHBS seemed more interested in me spending money than truly setting me up for success. Currently there is a lot of action and plenty blowing out the tube.
Please someone share their experience and help me save my delicious beer!
I've been this way for almost an hour but can still hear the blow off tube working. Super concerned with infection from air leaking in for the unsealed blow off tube