Foaming Fermenter

[saturn]

hi guys



I put down a brew yesterday

2 x cans of coopers stout
500 gm of corn syrup
10 ml of licourice extract

Filled to 23 litres

I pitched both yeast packets that came with the cans


Fementation started pretty quick(about 2 hours)

This morning the brew has built up an enormous foam and it is escaping through the airlock. It looks like a spider or wotches brew gone wrong


Does anyone know what is happening and is it spoiled?

 

[Screwtop]

Sounds good.

 

[Aaron]

It is probably just a very active ferment. It will probably be ok. You may want to add a blow off tube if it keeps up that kind of activity. What temperature is it fermenting at?

 

[saturn]

Going at mid 20's this morning

 

[Aaron]

Going at mid 20's this morning

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You should be ok then. It may have been a little warm to start with which is why it is very active. Also by pitching two yeast packets you have heaps in there. I'm sure it will be fine.

 

[Batz]

This is common with Coopers darker ales and stout kits.

Years ago I did one similar and the airlock blocked up , sometime during the night the pressure build up and.........whoa! mess all over the ceiling of the laundry.

Didn't go down real well with SWMBO

Batz

 

[saturn]

Thanks Batz


Once cleaned and bottled how did it go?

 

[littlew6]

I think old son you might have used to mucho yeast,having said that I would like to be around for the tasting. If it overflows to much hire a couple of pugs to slurp up the excess,and dont be a worry wort.

 

[tangent]

according to "designing great beers", the amount of yeast you pitched is fine, it's just a characteristic of Coopers dark kits.
Should be a lovely Stout but I'd still try to get that temp back to 20C.

 

[BRAD T]

Last July I did a toucan Coopers Stout with 500gm Brown Sugar, and a little bit of grain added ( left over odds and sods, melanoidin, carapils, Caraaroma, total wt. 200g). Used 1084 Irish Ale yeast, went off like a rocket, blew through the airlock. I was getting ready to call in Scully and Mulder from the X Files, the ferment was supernatural. Finished brew was (and still is) GREAT.

Cheers
Brad T

 

[saturn]

Dear littlew6

Excellent advice Dad


I can see why I have to rely on the advice of strangers

 

[Batz]

Thanks Batz


Once cleaned and bottled how did it go?

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It was fine

Batz

 

[Simon W]

I had the same thing happen with my first Coopers Stout.
The next stout I did I followed everyones recommendation and fitted a blow off tube, works a treat.

 

[Daintysquid]

Never ever have a problem with the stout foaming up so much at that it comes out the airlock, always comes close but never over and out.

 

[littlew6]

Never ever have a problem with the stout foaming up so much at that it comes out the airlock, always comes close but never over and out.

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aHHA KITMASTER
to get this unique action you have to use two packs of yeast