Soo...I'm guessing a blow-off tube is in my future...

[RedneckBrewer]

I went down last night to the basement to check on my first batch of cider that has been happily bubbilin right along since Saturday night and BAM!! Hit with this:

It was still releasing CO2 while that sucker was full, so, after I cleaned and sanitized the plug and the airlock covered the opening with sanitized foil for 10 minutes, it happened again this morning. Guess I'll be making a trip to the LHBS today....

 

[Bentpirate]

Blow off hoses are great.... I would see what you have at home first. It is nothing more than tubing, the base of a 3 piece (if you have a broken on), or a broken piece of racking cane and tubing.....
Thanks for the pic however... love the pics!!!

 

[Cybershadow]

wow, what size carboy is it?

 

[Brewham]

Looks happy to me! It will probably be over by tonight. Other than the mess, it is not an issue but a blow off tube is a cheap solution.

 

[RedneckBrewer]

wow, what size carboy is it?

That's a 5g carboy. It only had about 4 gal in it so I left it plenty of room to play.

Looks happy to me! It will probably be over by tonight. Other than the mess, it is not an issue but a blow off tube is a cheap solution.

That's what I thought (and I'm hoping for) too. It started 10 hours after I pitched the yeast on Saturday and it hasn't slowed down yet...

 

[Grimm]

what yeast did you pitch, they sure look happy.

 

[RedneckBrewer]

what yeast did you pitch, they sure look happy.

Safale-05 cuz they were out of 04 and Nottingham had that recall. I might use it again, they seem to be workin overtime!

 

[akthor]

5 gallons of cider in a 5 gallon carboy might be too much you might need more headspace.

 

[RedneckBrewer]

5 gallons of cider in a 5 gallon carboy might be too much you might need more headspace.

I only put 4.5g in the 5g carboy. I figured .5 a gallon would be enough.

 

[cruckin78]

i am running 5 g of cider in a 5 gal carboy. So far so good almost 48 hours in, but i'm using a hose, not an airlock.