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[doktorhook]

Have Krausen coming out of my econolock gas release I need to know if this is something to be concerned with.

 

[jmprdood]

Nope - just a very active fermentation. You can even remove the airlock until the activity subsides, then replace. The escaping CO2 will keep any nastys out.

 

[doktorhook]

Thanks I was getting concerned.

 

[Duckfoot]

Unless said airlock is found on the ground tomorrow morning with a lot of fermented gunk on the walls surrounding, don't worry...

Even then, clean it off, sanitize properly and re-install and you should be fine...

 

[Palefire]

Replace the airlock with a blowoff tube. Otherwise the top might pop off the bucket/carboy, painting the ceiling with krausen.

Don't ask me how I know this.

 

[Palefire]

Replace the airlock with a blowoff tube. Otherwise the top might pop off the bucket/carboy, painting the ceiling with krausen.

Don't ask me how I know this.

 

[Hang Glider]

what is the temp of your furiously fermenting wort?
THAT is something to be concerned about - get it to 65°F NOW, if possible. (assuming ale yeast) Bathtub, wally world tub, large ice chest...

 

[doktorhook]

what is the temp of your furiously fermenting wort?
THAT is something to be concerned about - get it to 65°F NOW, if possible. (assuming ale yeast) Bathtub, wally world tub, large ice chest...

72 deg. I have it under control now. I had to clean the airlock twice but now it's doing fine.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

72 deg. I have it under control now. I had to clean the airlock twice but now it's doing fine.

i'd get it cooler, 72 ambient means an easy 75 or even close to 80 inside the fermenter. quite warm for almost any ale strain.

 

[doktorhook]

i'd get it cooler, 72 ambient means an easy 75 or even close to 80 inside the fermenter. quite warm for almost any ale strain.

That's the temp on the side of the bucket. I can imagine that the wort at the core is warmer but probably not by a whole lot. I may take the fermenter down stairs as it's a few degrees cooler.

 

[homebrewdad]

I livd through this last weekend. Swap out the airlock with a blowoff now, or if you don't have a blowoff (but you have a three piece airlock), attach your siphon hose to the nipple in the airlock, then put the other end into some sanitized water.

If you don't, prepare to pick that airlock up off the ground and clean up the ejected krausen.

 

[doktorhook]

I livd through this last weekend. Swap out the airlock with a blowoff now, or if you don't have a blowoff (but you have a three piece airlock), attach your siphon hose to the nipple in the airlock, then put that into some sanitized water.

If you don't, prepare to pick that airlock up off the ground and clean up the ejected krausen.

Ty but I think it's ok now. No problem in about 10 hours.

 

[doktorhook]

Ok so this is day 4 & the krausen has fallen & there is very little activity in the airlock where previously it was furious. I moved the bucket gently downstairs as suggested where it was cooler & the fermentation slowed down to a crawl. Now I know it's still fermenting because the airlock still bubbles from time to time at regular intervals (approx every 3.5 min.) but I was just trying to get your thoughts on the matter. I also think that I may have gotten about a teaspoon of star san in the bucket from my airlock.

 

[volktc]

The starsan is no rinse so its fine if a bit gets in your brew. sounds lije normal fermentation to me. i had a batch of coopers with crazy fermentation like tgat

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

no worries about the starsan, that little won't affect your brew. and i'm sure it's still fermenting, but not because of airlock activity, that's just a vent and can bubble for numerous reasons. it's only day 4, and even though the krausen's dropped, there's probably a few more gravity points to go before you reach FG. generally, my ales that i ferment ing the 60's are at FG in five or six days, so i'd guess at day four, there's some work yet for the yeast.

 

[doktorhook]

At least it smells more like beer now instead of satan's anus

 

[homebrewdad]

My imperial nut brown (the one that gave me a krausen eruption) did much like yours. Insane fermentation for the first 24 hours or so, normal fermentation for a couple of days, then very slow after that. I also moved mine to a cooler location.

 

[doktorhook]

My imperial nut brown (the one that gave me a krausen eruption) did much like yours. Insane fermentation for the first 24 hours or so, normal fermentation for a couple of days, then very slow after that. I also moved mine to a cooler location.

That is exactly what I brewed! I'm seeing a pattern here. My OG came in at 1.079 which is .004 higher than recommended for the brewers best kit I used. I expect an ABV of about 8.5%. what was your OG, FG, & ABV?