After I brewed this latest batch of FedoraDave's American Ale, I posted about how the yeast was really active, and blew off the bung to the blow-off tube twice in one day.
So last Saturday, I racked it to a secondary, and today, when I got home from work, I bottled it.
After I was done, I noticed that I had actually done the primary fermentation in the smaller (secondary) carboy, and was using the larger (primary) carboy for the secondary. I have no idea how I mixed these two up. But having a little less headspace in the primary probably contributed to the blow-outs.
Even so, WLP001 is one hella vigorous yeast!
Boy, do I feel dumb!
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Boy, do I feel dumb!
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Oops!
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#93 - Gerst Amber Ale
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#93 - Gerst Amber Ale
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Re: Boy, do I feel dumb!
Doh! Ahh well, the beer will still be good!
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Re: Boy, do I feel dumb!
Sounds like a typical monday to me.
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Re: Boy, do I feel dumb!
Aging is hard to deal with Dave but it's happening to all of us. 
But, the beer gods were on your side and things worked.
I have something fermenting with washed 001 and it took off so much I needed a blowoff for my ale pail. Only had to do that once before. Good stuff.
But, the beer gods were on your side and things worked.I have something fermenting with washed 001 and it took off so much I needed a blowoff for my ale pail. Only had to do that once before. Good stuff.
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Re: Boy, do I feel dumb!
Take a permanent marker and put one and two on them or large and small. That way on the days you feel like blowing a bung you know which one to grab. 
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"Filled with mingled cream and amber
I will drain that glass again.
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Who cares how time advances?
I am drinking ale today."
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I will drain that glass again.
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Through the chambers of my brain
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Come to life and fade away;
Who cares how time advances?
I am drinking ale today."
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Re: Boy, do I feel dumb!
Yeah, I don't know why this didn't occur to me before. As soon as I got them, I made marks for every gallon. It just never occurred to me (until now) to mark them for primary and secondary.Brewbirds wrote:Take a permanent marker and put one and two on them or large and small. That way on the days you feel like blowing a bung you know which one to grab.
I'm kinda stoopit that way.
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Re: Boy, do I feel dumb!
ain't no way you got the lock on being stoopit..that's on my daily schedule
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