Hey folks. I posted 10 days ago because I had a fermentor that was going crazy and blew the lid right off! The fermentor stopped bubbling about 4 days ago. Starting gravity was about 1.08. I checked the gravity and it was at 1.02. Now I have racked to a secondary because I am dry hopping this recipie and I wanted to free up the primary for another batch.
The only problem is that I lost quite a bit of beer into the blow off during the fermentation. I started with a healthy batch that was a little over 5.5 gallons to account for any that would be lost during fermentation and the trub. Well now I would say that I am somewhere under 5 total gallons. Probably at around 4.75 or maybe a little more. Here is a pic of my secondary before I put it away in a nice cool dark spot. Is that too much head space?
The only problem is that I lost quite a bit of beer into the blow off during the fermentation. I started with a healthy batch that was a little over 5.5 gallons to account for any that would be lost during fermentation and the trub. Well now I would say that I am somewhere under 5 total gallons. Probably at around 4.75 or maybe a little more. Here is a pic of my secondary before I put it away in a nice cool dark spot. Is that too much head space?