Three simulataneous carboy explosions... what do I win

[passedpawn]

I only have 2 ready-made blow-off assys, but I brewed 20g Sunday, so I rolled the dice... snake-eyes! (what's up with mr. quiet in the corner there?)

 

[adamdillabo]

That would be the end of my brewing hobby. Wife would kill me.

 

[passedpawn]

Those are 6g carboys. I guess one of the problems is I brewed closer to 24 gallons. They were way too full.

 

[Yooper]

That's awesome! Thanks for the photos. I had to smile, because I did wonder why the last one didn't blow.

 

[drainbamage]

You know what they say: it's the quiet ones you've gotta worry about.

 

[schematix]

that was stressful to look at.

I've been on a lager stint lately. 2" of kraussen is easily managed.

 

[grrickar]

My wife would say I won a one-way trip to cleaning that %^&* up myself!

 

[1977Brewer]

OdoBan doesn't get enough endorsements around these parts.

Getcha some odoban.

 

[smccarter]

Please give some details.... OG... and exactly HOW MUCH did you over pitch?

 

[passedpawn]

Please give some details.... OG... and exactly HOW MUCH did you over pitch?

Those are 1.065 IPAs. Way over-pitched from mason jars of S-05. I like to pitch as much yeast as possible. 63F probably answers the next question.

It looks like a big mess, but it's in a chest freezer in my garage. Right next to the wetvac

 

[jiggs_casey]

I had a vision of a slowly developing comedy. FOOMP! tick tock tick tock tick tock FOOMP! .......

 

[Rock_Toy]

I'm thinking that blow off tubes are in your future...

 

[Westermans]

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[smccarter]

Those are 1.065 IPAs. Way over-pitched from mason jars of S-05. I like to pitch as much yeast as possible. 63F probably answers the next question.

It looks like a big mess, but it's in a chest freezer in my garage. Right next to the wetvac

The only time I've ever had something even remotely close to this was during the period of time that I thought it would be a good idea to pitch right on top of the yeast cake from a previous fermentation. WAY too much yeast in that fermenter. WOW!!!! I learned a very good lesson. Didn't explode... luckily I caught it before the big bang and put a blow-off tube on it. But it sure would have made a mess if I hadn't been monitoring it.

But... it really does look like a good mess. Brewing beer is fun.

 

[passedpawn]

The only time I've ever had something even remotely close to this was during the period of time that I thought it would be a good idea to pitch right on top of the yeast cake from a previous fermentation. WAY too much yeast in that fermenter. WOW!!!! I learned a very good lesson. Didn't explode... luckily I caught it before the big bang and put a blow-off tube on it. But it sure would have made a mess if I hadn't been monitoring it.

But... it really does look like a good mess. Brewing beer is fun.

It's nothing really. I've had much bigger messes. Much.

 

[1977Brewer]

It's nothing really. I've had much bigger messes. Much.

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[Brew_Dude41]

what the?!

 

[Teromous]

I only have 2 ready-made blow-off assys, but I brewed 20g Sunday

Connect two carboys to one blowoff tube and let them play high krausen chicken to the death! May the best colony win!

 

[passedpawn]

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Just one example (and I've got more) is when I broke a glass carboy full of wort in my pool. You've reached a low point when it's January and you sneak out of the house after your wife is asleep, and you're wading around the shallow end of your pool in tennis shoes looking for glass on the bottom with a flashlight.

 

[Brew_Dude41]

Just one example (and I've got more) is when I broke a glass carboy full of wort in my pool. You've reached a low point when it's January and you sneak out of the house after your wife is asleep, and you're wading around the shallow end of your pool in tennis shoes looking for glass on the bottom with a flashlight.

There is a picture, hopefully it is not a plastic liner...
Wait, your pool is not cover by 6 inches of ice and snow in January ???? My giant ice cube won't be fluid for at least 4-6 weeks.

 

[jmadway]

Just one example (and I've got more) is when I broke a glass carboy full of wort in my pool. You've reached a low point when it's January and you sneak out of the house after your wife is asleep, and you're wading around the shallow end of your pool in tennis shoes looking for glass on the bottom with a flashlight.

Ha! Sorry to laugh at your expense, but that is funny. Were you able to somehow keep this secret away from your wife?

 

[passedpawn]

There is a picture, hopefully it is not a plastic liner...
Wait, your pool is not cover by 6 inches of ice and snow in January ???? My giant ice cube won't be fluid for at least 4-6 weeks.

I did take a hasty video of the dark wort as it creeped along the bottom of my pool, from shallow to deep, but it was getting dark and you couldn't make out anything in it.

Concrete. Pretty warm down here, only ice is in the freezer. You have ice still in March?

 

[Brew_Dude41]

You have ice still in March?

Yep, you could say that...

 

[treacheroustexan]

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Yep, you could say that...

And it doesn't look like it's getting any better for us..