70Cuda383
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had a "blow out" batch of whiskey barrel stout started yesterday. after several mediocre batches of all grain, I wanted to get a batch of "good" beer in the mix and used extract so I can have a good beer while I continue experimenting on getting my all-grains better. (my next step is playing with water chemistry and using RO water to save money)
anyway, added a ton of extra extract to the mix, and got an OG of 1.095 (but had a pound of lactose too).
anyway, fermentation has gone WILD!!! pitched the yeast last night at about 9pm. checked it this morning at 8 am, and it had blown the top of the airlock off, and was spitting krausen out all over the floor. it's now sitting in the tub.
I removed the airlock and rubber stopper for now, I assume that while it's activly pushing bubbles out, I don't have anything to worry about, but once it settles down, what should I do? wipe down the mouth of the carboy with sanitizer, re-sanitize the stopper and air lock?
how much precious beer am I going to lose by all those bubbles flowing out the top? (one thing i've learned, this certainly is a "wasteful" process, leaving all the "trub" in the bottom of the brewkettle, leaving all the trub in the bottom of the carboy, etc. I've tried "saving" it before by using a coffee filter, but it was futile!)
anyway, added a ton of extra extract to the mix, and got an OG of 1.095 (but had a pound of lactose too).
anyway, fermentation has gone WILD!!! pitched the yeast last night at about 9pm. checked it this morning at 8 am, and it had blown the top of the airlock off, and was spitting krausen out all over the floor. it's now sitting in the tub.
I removed the airlock and rubber stopper for now, I assume that while it's activly pushing bubbles out, I don't have anything to worry about, but once it settles down, what should I do? wipe down the mouth of the carboy with sanitizer, re-sanitize the stopper and air lock?
how much precious beer am I going to lose by all those bubbles flowing out the top? (one thing i've learned, this certainly is a "wasteful" process, leaving all the "trub" in the bottom of the brewkettle, leaving all the trub in the bottom of the carboy, etc. I've tried "saving" it before by using a coffee filter, but it was futile!)