yet another ramble from truble

[Truble]

so, I have my first official blow-out! I have been checking my primary regularly all day since it has been so much more active than my first batch. Within 15 minutes, I have gone from super-aggresive bubbling to blow out through my 3 piece!

Question: with fermentation and pressure this steady, how high is the risk of contamination? I switched out the airlock with another (cleaned and sanitized first), but with this much pressure, am I over-worrying?

side note- in just a couple days since I first tested my first batch, it has cleared 100%- I can read things through the glass! I am so happy...Have some friends coming over tonight for the Pats game, and am chilling some down for them!

 

[El Pistolero]

You don't have anything to worry about while it's blowing off. As soon as it subsides clean and sanitize the airlock and replace it and you'll be fine.

 

[Beermaker]

I use a blow-off tube for a few days for the aggressive fermenting to settle down. Then I put the bubbler on. If you miss hearing the bubbler noise...run the tube into a small bucket with some water in it, and it will work fine, and act the same as an air lock.