Quick background:
- Brewed the 11.11.11 yesterday. All grain, Wyeast Old Ale Blend yeast from a healthy starter (started last Saturday with 2 cups water, 1/2 cup light DME, and then added a second edition on Wednesday same measurements).
- No issues with the brewing. Pitched yeast into 5.25 gallons of wort and had an OG of 1.082
- Given starter, OG and size I opted for a 6 gallon carboy with a blow-off tube.
- Tube goes into an empty plastic apple juice container with a hole cut out of the top for ventilation. Container is filled with sanitizer.
- Yeast pitched at 8:15 last night, carboy placed in basement with ambient temp of 62 degrees.
This morning around 6 I checked on it and there were bubbles coming out of the ventilation hole and kruzen through out the tube. I expected this and not surprised. I emptied some of the sanitizing liquid in the container since there was a small trail of liquid by it.
I came home tonight to find I have the Mt Vesuvius of kruzen in my basement.
I would like to verify that the volume of liquid coming out is not indicative of some other issue. I have used blow off tubes in the past but not with this result. Also, is this desired or should I be using a bigger carboy. I still think the carboy vs bucket was the right call, but holy smokes this is crazy. Here are some pictures, which does not fully capture what is all over the floor.
Please keep in mind that the sanitizing liquid was clear to start and it is now as dark as the beer in the carboy.
Thank you
- Brewed the 11.11.11 yesterday. All grain, Wyeast Old Ale Blend yeast from a healthy starter (started last Saturday with 2 cups water, 1/2 cup light DME, and then added a second edition on Wednesday same measurements).
- No issues with the brewing. Pitched yeast into 5.25 gallons of wort and had an OG of 1.082
- Given starter, OG and size I opted for a 6 gallon carboy with a blow-off tube.
- Tube goes into an empty plastic apple juice container with a hole cut out of the top for ventilation. Container is filled with sanitizer.
- Yeast pitched at 8:15 last night, carboy placed in basement with ambient temp of 62 degrees.
This morning around 6 I checked on it and there were bubbles coming out of the ventilation hole and kruzen through out the tube. I expected this and not surprised. I emptied some of the sanitizing liquid in the container since there was a small trail of liquid by it.
I came home tonight to find I have the Mt Vesuvius of kruzen in my basement.
I would like to verify that the volume of liquid coming out is not indicative of some other issue. I have used blow off tubes in the past but not with this result. Also, is this desired or should I be using a bigger carboy. I still think the carboy vs bucket was the right call, but holy smokes this is crazy. Here are some pictures, which does not fully capture what is all over the floor.
Please keep in mind that the sanitizing liquid was clear to start and it is now as dark as the beer in the carboy.
Thank you