Hi Ya'll
I'm Ron and a newbie. I'm a fraction of a batch in. I brewed my first batch about a month ago and loved the experience. Didn't love it as much as I could have though.
I started with a Stout. Everything went great up until day two of the fermentation. That when we unexpectedly had a bit of a heatwave. The yeast then got a little overactive and my airlock plugged. Lets just say the resulting explosion was....impressive. With the aid of my security cameras, I was able to watch as the lid of the fermenter blew 20ft across the room repainting the walls, 15ft ceiling and piano with soon-to-be stout. Meanwhile, the fermenter itself continued to volcano extrude foam in a surrounding mound along its carpeted base. Anyway, cleanup took about 3 hours, lesson learned and I am now hooked. Materials in hand for the next batch....
I'm Ron and a newbie. I'm a fraction of a batch in. I brewed my first batch about a month ago and loved the experience. Didn't love it as much as I could have though.
I started with a Stout. Everything went great up until day two of the fermentation. That when we unexpectedly had a bit of a heatwave. The yeast then got a little overactive and my airlock plugged. Lets just say the resulting explosion was....impressive. With the aid of my security cameras, I was able to watch as the lid of the fermenter blew 20ft across the room repainting the walls, 15ft ceiling and piano with soon-to-be stout. Meanwhile, the fermenter itself continued to volcano extrude foam in a surrounding mound along its carpeted base. Anyway, cleanup took about 3 hours, lesson learned and I am now hooked. Materials in hand for the next batch....