So upon inspecting my babies yesterday morning, one of the fermenters had blown off its airlock. You'd think that I would, at some point, learn to put a blow-off tube on all the carboys for the first few days.
I cleaned up the mess and re-adjusted everything...
And apparently did not place the temperature sensor for the controlled, back in the freezer.
Needless to say, this morning I found 3 big ice-filled containers of what I had hoped was going to be beer, sitting in my fermenter.
Not sure how this is all going to roll out- I suppose it could just warm up and keep going, I can re-pitch the yeast and let it finish off, or I can create half-fermented beer pops. Which isn't a terrible idea, as I see it.
Scrape this ice, re-pitch some yeast and say you were making an eisbock. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's all bubbling away nicely now. Though I know there will be effects of stressing the yeast, just won't know what those effects will be yet
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