Brewing Disaster

Comment by Chris Banks on October 8, 2010 at 5:06pm

Looks like that one got a bit active!

Comment by JoKing on October 8, 2010 at 5:22pm

Alsco isn't going to be happy with you mate.... that towel looks haddit. Looks like you lost a bit of beer with that yeast too... bummer. What brew is that?

Comment by MrC on October 8, 2010 at 6:40pm

Looks like you had a little explosion there rather than just foaming out the airlock. I narrowly averted a similar situation with a Tripel that I brewed a few months back. I caught it just in time with dried krausen blocking the airlock and the lid of the fermenter was bulging.

Is the beer still good?

Comment by Chris Scott on October 8, 2010 at 7:27pm

It was a 1.10 Imperial Stout with a bit of Belgian Candi syrup pitched onto a nice healthy US-05 yeast cake. The pic was taken after I'd cleaned up a bit and replaced the airlock that was hiding over the other side of the room. I do all my brewing at work, and ferment in the lab store cupboard, i was scrubbing from ceiling to floor, I only lost about 3-4 litres but it made a hell of a mess. It still tastes alright though, I'll bottle on monday and find out in a few weeks.
I just went into work to check on my brew, and my boss followed me in to have a look., thankfully he just laughed it off.
Think I'll try and stay a bit soberer when doing future brews, and not over fill my fermenter.
Alsco shoud be able to get that one clean

Comment by JoKing on October 8, 2010 at 8:56pm

"I do all my brewing at work"

Man... I wish I got paid to brew! I suppose it is what you might call good "Quality Assurance" at your work Chris?

Comment by Chris Scott on October 9, 2010 at 8:03am

Man.... I wish I got paid to brew too. Unfortunately that's not the case, I use the laboratory equipment after my working hours to make my own beer. We've got a couple of temperature controlled mash baths, that are generally used for making wort for different analysis, but they seem to be pretty good for brewing with, as well as a decent supply of distilled and deionised water.

Comment by JoKing on October 9, 2010 at 9:46am

Wow - blank slate water. What sort of water profiles do you target with your brews?

Comment by Chris Scott on October 9, 2010 at 10:37am

To be honest, I'm pretty lazy with my water, I dont make any additions for pH adjustment ...yet. I'm still starting out brewing and learning as I go. Most batches have turned out very drinkable though with a pretty neutral pH.

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