Yeast explosion

[brew4thewife]

Got my second batch sitting in our spare room with the AC on and the room temp is 70. Hope it is ok, working on a wort chiller, got a free 5 cuft chest freezer to turn into a chiller.

Now on to the issue. I used a packaged liquid yeast the first batch and didn't have any issues. This time around I used a glass tube yeast that I took out of the fridge 3 hrs prior to pitching and when I opened it up even slowly it went everywhere.

Any tips as to how to keep that from happening again, or is it the nature of the beast.

Thanks,

 

[user 108580]

Not exactly sure what causes it. I've had yeast go everywhere a few times, and others don't budge when opening. From now on I open very very very slowly and have a funnel over the carboy mouth just Incase it shoots out and drips down the side of the tube.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

When the vials warm up, the yeast get active and can create some CO2 causing the "gush". When I use the vials, I open like a 2-liter soda that has been tossed around. I crack it a little and let out some pressure, when it starts to get to the top, shut it tight. Repeat as many times as needed to prevent it from going everywhere.

 

[Stauffbier]

When the vials warm up, the yeast get active and can create some CO2 causing the "gush". When I use the vials, I open like a 2-liter soda that has been tossed around. I crack it a little and let out some pressure, when it starts to get to the top, shut it tight. Repeat as many times as needed to prevent it from going everywhere.

^this^

 

[wfowlks]

crack it open a bit as soon as you take it out of the fridge then periodically when it warms up. It is what WLP suggests on their website