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[bugunderfoot]

Hi everyone. I brewed my first batch yesterday and everything went really well. This morning however I found that all the water in the airlock had been pushed out and foam is currently pouring out of it. I removed the airlock a few times to wash and refilled it only to have the samething immediately happen. On the bright side, it does smell like beer. Is the excessive foaming normal and should i try to keep the airlock filled as much as possible? Thankyou in advance for any advice that you have.

 

[blowmax10]

Hi everyone. I brewed my first batch yesterday and everything went really well. This morning however I found that all the water in the airlock had been pushed out and foam is currently pouring out of it. I removed the airlock a few times to wash and refilled it only to have the samething immediately happen. On the bright side, it does smell like beer. Is the excessive foaming normal and should i try to keep the airlock filled as much as possible? Thankyou in advance for any advice that you have.

How big is the fermenter?

Do you know what a blow off tube is?

Sometime when you have a beer that is pushing foam out the top you take a piece of hose and put one end in the fermenter and the other into a container of water, that way the carboy can blow off as much as it wants

looks like this


sanitize everything of course

 

[Revvy]

Yeah sounds like you have healthy and vigorous fermentation...nothing to worry about...You can always rig an airlock blowoff tube...one thing I found that helps is to cut or break the little criss-cross that is sometimes at the bottom of the airlcok...that often gets clogged very easy with hop particles or other matter....but just grab a hose...this was from my old blttling wand with a small slit in it....

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[bugunderfoot]

I set up a blowtube and it is much cleaner, thanks guys.

 

[Revvy]

I set up a blowtube and it is much cleaner, thanks guys.

It's part of the fun of brewing!!!!

 

[SevenFields]

Revvy - What size of tube did you use to attach to your airlock for a blowoff?

 

[Revvy]

Revvy - What size of tube did you use to attach to your airlock for a blowoff?

I honestly can't tell you...it was the tube that came with my bottling wand....it is a little tight so I made a slit in it.....best advice, if you are going to the hardware store...take an airlock with you.