Malt Extract Spontaneously Fermenting?

[ktblunden]

Glad they're taking care of it for you. Sucks that it's a known problem and still happened.

 

[emjay]

Crystallized by any chance?

Crystallization is the most likely culprit, IMO.

 

[BargainFittings]

Crystallization is the most likely culprit, IMO.

That is my thought. I've had raw honey ferment when it crystallized. The thin liquid is low enough in sugar that yeast will start eating.

Had 5 gallon bucket of raw wildflower honey overflow when this happened. Talk about a mess to clean up!

 

[igliashon]

It's still pretty thin, no signs of crystallization. I gave it a good stiry to check and it was about the consistency of honey.