Question about homemade beer, the bubbler?!
my husband made a batch of homemade beer!. the bubbles coming up are very foamy and its dripping a little up and out of the bubbler thing up top!. Is this normal!? we made a pumpkin ale!. I know its supposed to bubble but am not sure if it should bubble this much or even turn to a foam!. Sorry if this sounds stupid!. I've never made beer before!. My husband hasn't done it in awhile so I've never witnessed the processWww@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
You are experiencing a blow off!. The krausen is very high and getting into the air-lock!. Very active yeast and a strong fermentation going on!. It can be normal with high gravity beers, just use some sanitizer to clean up the mess right away, if left to dry it will be a sticky mess!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Clean out the airlock immediately!.When it foams like that solids can clog the airlock and Blow the whole airlock off the carboy and all over the walls and floors(past experience)!.Replace airlock and watch closely til the foaming begins to subside,which is usually within 72 hrs!. of pitching the yeast!.It sounds like you just put too much liquid into the carboy and didn't allow enough room for the foam!.I use a 6 1/2 gallon carboy for a 5 gallon batch or a 5 gallon carboy for a 4 gallon batch!.Good Luck!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
That's fine- it must be a high gravity beer or you have super strong yeast!. Regardless it's not a problem unless it smells like rotting vegetables!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
