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Date: 29 Sep 2006 03:00:57
From: Brian Foster
Subject: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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I brewed a honey ale on Tuesday. Started the yeast on Sunday.
Got a little carried away and boiled 6 gallons of drinking water for the
batch. Not as much evaporated as I thought would.
Recipe called for 2 lbs of honey, I think I put about 3 to 3.5 lbs in :0
Recipe called for an OG of 1.061 and I was at 1.070
No signs of fermenting (plastic bucket) through this morning in the fridge.
Had to go out of town and got back late today.
The airlock was full of crud and the top was blown open on the fermentor.
Opps.
So I put the top back down, cleaned out the airlock, and put it back on.
I noticed that this batch was a little bigger than the others I've done so
there was not as much head space. I think the Crausen got blown into the
airlock and that clogged it up.
I'm going out of town Tomorrow and will be back on Tuesday. I don't think
there is much I can do.
When I put the cover on with a clean airlock it was still bubbling away.
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Date: 29 Sep 2006 08:50:03
From: miker
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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Forget about the airlock til you get back. Use a blowoff tube or just
cover loosely, there's plenty of CO2 to keep things safe for a while. I
just cover my fermenter (6gal carboy) with a piece of aluminum foil
until things have settled down. You don't need an airlock at first.
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Date: 29 Sep 2006 06:44:56
From: Alf McLaughlin
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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Hi Brian-
you need a blowoff tube, my man. if your siphon tube fits in the
air-lock hole, try using that; dip the other end in a big bowl of water
and make sure it stays submerged. it will probably still be fermenting
when you get back tuesday, so don't worry if it doesn't fit super
snugly- your beer will probably not oxidize too much. you can put the
airlock back in when you return after the fermentation quiets down.
keep everything clean, of course, but if you're in a big hurry don't
sweat it too much.
-Alf
Brian Foster wrote:
> I brewed a honey ale on Tuesday. Started the yeast on Sunday.
> Got a little carried away and boiled 6 gallons of drinking water for the
> batch. Not as much evaporated as I thought would.
>
> Recipe called for 2 lbs of honey, I think I put about 3 to 3.5 lbs in :0
>
> Recipe called for an OG of 1.061 and I was at 1.070
>
> No signs of fermenting (plastic bucket) through this morning in the fridge.
> Had to go out of town and got back late today.
>
> The airlock was full of crud and the top was blown open on the fermentor.
>
> Opps.
>
> So I put the top back down, cleaned out the airlock, and put it back on.
>
> I noticed that this batch was a little bigger than the others I've done so
> there was not as much head space. I think the Crausen got blown into the
> airlock and that clogged it up.
>
> I'm going out of town Tomorrow and will be back on Tuesday. I don't think
> there is much I can do.
>
> When I put the cover on with a clean airlock it was still bubbling away.
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Date: 30 Sep 2006 01:46:18
From: Andy Davison
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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On Friday 29 September 2006 04:00, Brian Foster wrote:
> No signs of fermenting (plastic bucket) through this morning in the
> fridge. Had to go out of town and got back late today.
>
> The airlock was full of crud and the top was blown open on the fermentor.
Put the lid on very loosely until the yeast head forms then remove it or
cover the bucket with a clean tea towel. This lets the CO2 out easily and
doesn't allow the pressure build up you get with a clogged airlock (I
ferment all the time in open buckets).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oiyou/188373583/ shows why I don't use
airlocks :)
--
Andy Davison
andy [at] oiyou [dot] ukfsn [dot] org
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Date: 30 Sep 2006 04:51:01
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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Andy Davison <andydvsn@yahoo.co.uk > wrote:
> Brian Foster wrote:
>> No signs of fermenting (plastic bucket) through this morning
>> in the fridge. Had to go out of town and got back late today.
>>
>> The airlock was full of crud and the top was blown open on
>> the fermentor.
> Put the lid on very loosely until the yeast head forms then
> remove it or cover the bucket with a clean tea towel. This
> lets the CO2 out easily and doesn't allow the pressure build
> up you get with a clogged airlock (I ferment all the time in
> open buckets). http://www.flickr.com/photos/oiyou/188373583
> shows why I don't use airlocks :)
I have had a situation simitar to Andy's photo ONE TIME. I
Have a truce with my child bride of no bottle bombs and never
again a fermentation overflow. So I use a blowoff tube on
all my fermenters. I use a three piece airlock
http://tinyurl.com/kkozt
snip off the bevel at the lower end, attach a plastic hose to
the upper end and, run in it into a have filled gallon of water.
Dick
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Date: 30 Sep 2006 11:22:20
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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"Dick Adams" <rdadams@smart.net > wrote in message
news:12hrttlk93tac75@corp.supernews.com...
>
> I have had a situation simitar to Andy's photo ONE TIME. I
> Have a truce with my child bride of no bottle bombs and never
> again a fermentation overflow. So I use a blowoff tube on
> all my fermenters. I use a three piece airlock
> http://tinyurl.com/kkozt
> snip off the bevel at the lower end, attach a plastic hose to
> the upper end and, run in it into a have filled gallon of water.
>
> Dick
What size hose do you use in your airlock? since the tube on the airlock is
only about 3/8ths OD I would think it would clog still. I tried putting a
siphoning hose straight into the drilled lid before and it clagged fast.
Gerard
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Date: 30 Sep 2006 18:38:01
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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Gerard Eberlein <dormouse@charter.net > wrote:
>"Dick Adams" <rdadams@smart.net> wrote:
>> I have had a situation simitar to Andy's photo ONE TIME. I
>> Have a truce with my child bride of no bottle bombs and never
>> again a fermentation overflow. So I use a blowoff tube on
>> all my fermenters. I use a three piece airlock
>> http://tinyurl.com/kkozt
>> snip off the bevel at the lower end, attach a plastic hose to
>> the upper end and, run in it into a half filled gallon of water.
> What size hose do you use in your airlock? since the tube on
> the airlock is only about 3/8ths OD I would think it would
> clog still. I tried putting a siphoning hose straight into
> the drilled lid before and it clagged fast.
I use a 7/16th hose. I also use 7.5 gallon fermenter for beer.
Dick
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Date: 30 Sep 2006 03:00:13
From: stephen
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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Andy Davison wrote:
> On Friday 29 September 2006 04:00, Brian Foster wrote:
>
>> No signs of fermenting (plastic bucket) through this morning in the
>> fridge. Had to go out of town and got back late today.
>>
>> The airlock was full of crud and the top was blown open on the fermentor.
>
> Put the lid on very loosely until the yeast head forms then remove it or
> cover the bucket with a clean tea towel. This lets the CO2 out easily and
> doesn't allow the pressure build up you get with a clogged airlock (I
> ferment all the time in open buckets).
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/oiyou/188373583/ shows why I don't use
> airlocks :)
I do similar in a primary bucket. I cover it with plastic and a large
homemade elastic band (elastic from the fabric store). You can sanitize
the plastic sheeting and no bugs (fruit flies etc) can get in. Of course
I don't leave it long before I rack it to glass.
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Date: 30 Sep 2006 11:18:43
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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"Andy Davison" <andydvsn@yahoo.co.uk > wrote in message
news:451dc24c.0@entanet...
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/oiyou/188373583/ shows why I don't use
> airlocks :)
HAHA..nice pick, looks like it's growing a head of hair or something. Mine
never got that bad but I have done a couple where I cracked the lid and let
it ooze out the side till the krausen fell.
Gerard
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Date: 30 Sep 2006 05:28:58
From: Joel Mayes
Subject: Re: Blew the lid off the fermentor
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On 2006-09-29, Brian Foster <brianfoster@houston.rr.com > wrote:
> I brewed a honey ale on Tuesday. Started the yeast on Sunday.
> Got a little carried away and boiled 6 gallons of drinking water for the
> batch. Not as much evaporated as I thought would.
>
> Recipe called for 2 lbs of honey, I think I put about 3 to 3.5 lbs in :0
>
> Recipe called for an OG of 1.061 and I was at 1.070
>
> No signs of fermenting (plastic bucket) through this morning in the fridge.
> Had to go out of town and got back late today.
>
> The airlock was full of crud and the top was blown open on the fermentor.
>
> Opps.
I did this once with a cherry beer, I missed a skin or two when I
strained the wort and a piece got stuck in the bottom of the air-lock.
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