Too soon

[noble95]

I am making a German Double Bock and I racked it into the secondary too soon. Now foam is bubbling up into the airlock. My wife is afraid that it is going to explode. I told her that she had nothing to worry about. Someone please tell me that I am right.


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[CrystalShip]

as long as the airlock doesnt completely clog, it probably won't explode

 

[kh54s10]

Blow off tube!!!!

 

[Valtyr]

If it's still bubbling up into the airlock, you could try a blowoff tube. It might help prevent the airlock from clogging. You should be fine in a day or two though, I'm guessing.

 

[bobeer]

As long as it can breathe out you're fine.

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[billl]

Sorry, but you have a decent chance of being wrong. If the krausen is getting into the airlock, it could easily clog and result in a huge mess. I'd rig up a blowoff tube asap - eg jam a tube in the airlock hole and run the other end into some santizer. It's basically a huge airlock without any of the parts that would likely clog.

Of course, you could get lucky and have no clogging issues. It's not something I would bet on with a wife "I told you so" on the line. At the very least, toss it into the bathtub overnight.

FYI - this advice is coming from someone still hearing about an explosion from 2 years ago.

 

[noble95]

Thanks Bill hooked up a blow off tube.



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