Kreusen in neck of carboy

[bfriend54]

Had a robust fermentation using San Diego Super Yeast. I'm fermenting a 2.5 gal batch in a 3gal Carboy. I used a blow off tube and a fair amount of Kreusen remains in the neck of the Carboy. I plan on dry hopping in the Carboy this weekend and wonder if I should try and remove some of that Kreusen first or just push it in. It has to move one way or the other. Any ideas ?

 

[Grannyknot]

Are you talking about krausen that has hardened in the neck of the carboy, effectively plugging the hole?

 

[bfriend54]

Visually it looks solid in the neck but practically speaking it hasn't restricted co2 from escaping since it's porous.

It's just that when I go to rack it or open it to dry hop, unless I do some careful removal maneuver the kreusen will fall back I to the otherwise cleared beer. The yeast has settled out nicely. I haven't taken an FG reading yet but pretty sure it's well attenuated and fermentation all but complete

 

[Calichusetts]

I just knock it in when this happens. If you cold crash it will sink but its usually chunky and won't get sucked up in a siphon

 

[TimelessCynic]

Are you sure you are not looking at hop particles instead? Krausen usually recedes after fermentation.

I have the same thing going on right now but the hop particles are in the neck. Took a gravity reading with a turkey Baster and had no qualms about pushing the Hops back into the beer.

 

[bfriend54]

Ok. I was envisioning trying to scoop it out somehow but it will fall it probably as soon as I disturb it. Maybe it is partially hops. Not sure.

 

[TimelessCynic]

Looks the same as mine. Probably hops with some dried krausen. Just push it back in. No way your getting that out without a shop vac.

 

[bfriend54]

No way your getting that out without a shop vac.

Thats actually a good idea

But Yeah..I guess I'll just push it back in… I just checked on it… It's still giving off a bubble in the air lock about once a minute….