Should I scrape it off

[impatient]

I have a 4 gallon brew going with 10.5 lbs of fermentables. It has been fermenting for three days. Yesterday morning the lid blew off and this morning nothing; no bubbles and no foam on top. However, there is a thick layer of build up under the lid and up the sides of the bucket. The build up is about 1.5 inches thick.

Should I scrape it down into the liquid?

FYI: It smells like really good beer right now. Here are the ingredients:

.75 lbs. Crystal Malt
.25 lbs. American Chocolate Malt
6.6 lbs. Liquid Amber Extract
1 lbs. Dry Light Extract
2 lbs. Corn Sugar
1 oz. Cluster 6.6% 60 minutes.
.5 oz. Sterling 7.50% 5 minutes.
Danstar Nottingham

 

[surfbrewer]

I wouldn't advise scraping the sides down into the beer IMO. Just let it ride as is.

 

[Panzermann]

Leave it alone and let it do its thing, your job is done, let nature take over for now.

 

[Flattop]

If you do clean the lid then sterilize it, personally i would leave it alone....

 

[winzerz]

pop that lid down and walk away for 2 weeks 4 days

 

[reim0027]

pop that lid down and walk away for 2 weeks 4 days

Or, just read winzerz's sig. Good advice.