T Todes Well-Known Member Joined Dec 6, 2016 Messages 106 Reaction score 9 Jan 9, 2017 #1 Hello, it has bien 30 hours since The wort is on The fermenter and there is Brown stuff on The airlock. This is my second badge and first time this happen. Is this OK o Bad? Should i worry?
Hello, it has bien 30 hours since The wort is on The fermenter and there is Brown stuff on The airlock. This is my second badge and first time this happen. Is this OK o Bad? Should i worry?
OP OP T Todes Well-Known Member Joined Dec 6, 2016 Messages 106 Reaction score 9 Jan 9, 2017 #2 This is the pic i took
T tgmartin000 Well-Known Member Joined May 9, 2011 Messages 1,319 Reaction score 99 Location Denver Jan 9, 2017 #3 That's just krausen blowing up into the airlock. It's fine, just make sure it doesn't clog. You'll need to clean it out when it gets bad enough.
That's just krausen blowing up into the airlock. It's fine, just make sure it doesn't clog. You'll need to clean it out when it gets bad enough.
F FVillatoro Well-Known Member Joined Jan 29, 2015 Messages 295 Reaction score 83 Jan 10, 2017 #4 Yup, completely normal "blow off". There is risk that those airlocks clog up and leads to a mess once the pressure is relieved at once. Look into making a blow off tube inside a container filled with starsan. Happy brewing!
Yup, completely normal "blow off". There is risk that those airlocks clog up and leads to a mess once the pressure is relieved at once. Look into making a blow off tube inside a container filled with starsan. Happy brewing!
TexasDroughtBrewery Well-Known Member Joined Oct 20, 2015 Messages 1,233 Reaction score 386 Location DFW Jan 10, 2017 #5 you got lucky it didn't actually blow off completely and you found a good mess to clean up.