Beer erupts... what a bloody mess!

[Daron1973]

I just had my fermenter spew out the contents through the air lock, even though I had it in a sealed fridge with a frozen 3 litre milk container in with it...

How's everyone else's brew turned out after such a volcanic disaster?

I made a Little Creatures clone to put in my keg... which Mrs Clause bought me.

[warra48]

Ah yes, you had a very vigourous fermentation.

I've not had this happen with a pale ale such as a Little Creatures clone, but it regularly happens with my hefeweizens and dunkelweizens.

I don't use an airlock, I just gladwrap the top of the fermenter. If I have a blowout, I clean it up, and apply some fresh gladwrap, and let it go on its merry way.

If you want to use the lid and airlock, you need to consider using a blowoff tube.

Link here to give you some idea what that's all about, including a piccy.

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/i ... opic=25936

[Gym_]

Well this is probably the wrong thing to do but..

I make 60 liters at a time and in hot weather like it has been then,
I put in 1/3 of the yeast I normally use and that way it takes about 4- 6 days to finish instead of 2- 3 .. That way I don’t have massive amount of froth and foam.

You can also check out what this guy on you tube dose about it he calls this a blow off valve or something...
Defiantly looks like it would work anyway

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=9S-9hfr0m ... re=channel

[Viceroy]

I have a Coopers Lager can with 1kg Dextrose & 500g LDME and just the kit yeast going at the moment (a very eclectic mix I know...). The yeast was pitched at 28C and is currently sitting at about 24C (about 6 days in). My wort bubbled out of the airlock constantly for about the first 2 days, and I replaced the water in the airlock probably 5 or 6 times over that period.

Hopefully it should be fine...

[Gym_]

I used to have that happen all the time years ago and it always turned out fine,,,
pain in the ass to clean up but nothing wrong with the beer..

[Daron1973]

I added the yeast on Sunday morning and this brew is still bubbling away beautifully.
Smells fine, and i didnt lose too much.

I bought a Little Creatures clone kit from the HBS at the Vic Market in North Melbourne. She said it's pretty close so once I get this into the keg (my first keeging effort) it's gonna be game on for the workshop bar and brewery.

Cant see me kegging for a few days yet though.