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#254788 - 01/30/12 10:01 PM Too much yeast?
f6maniac Newbie Registered: 01/30/12 Posts: 3	I'm brewing Mr. Beer's "Old Auncle Arnold" recipe with 2 cans of HME, 1 UME, and a pouch of German Ale liquid yeast. The pouch said it was enough for 5 gallons, but the recipe said to put the whole pouch in my 2 gallon "keg". I put it in a back closet to ferment and it stays around 66 degrees. Checked it after a week and there were signs of foam leaking out around the top and running down the side. Is this normal? I sanitized everything well before brewing, but this is the first overflow I have seen. What do you guys think?
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#254789 - 01/30/12 10:05 PM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: f6maniac]
Stinkfist Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 01/07/10 Posts: 3470 Loc: Minnesota	you def did not add too much yeast... what is the temp in there? I am going to assume it was too warm and caused a very active fermentation. If you temps are good under 68 then maybe that yeast is very active..some yeast can be very active and blow out the top...nothing really to worry about as long as you temps are in order... though you do need to worry about blowing the top off, so you should make sure it is not screwed on very tight or the top can blow off... _________________________ Third Eye Brewing #12. Conditioning: Cherry Cider (3 Gallons) #15. Gone: Mirror Pond Clone (5 Gallon) #19. Drinking: Creamsicle Pale ale (not so good) #20. Drinking: Iced Tea Experiment (1 Gallon) (Ok) #21. Drinking: Oktoberfest (5 Gallon) #22. Gone: Firestone Pale 31 Clone (5 Gallons) #23. Drinking: Scotch Ale II (5 Gallons) #24. Drinking: Latericious Ale II (5 Gallons) #25. Drinking: Lagunita's Censored Ale Clone (5 Gallons) #26. Fermenting: Jamil's Belgian Golden Strong (5 Gallons) On Deck: Firestone Pale 31 Clone II
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#254792 - 01/30/12 10:09 PM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: Stinkfist]
f6maniac Newbie Registered: 01/30/12 Posts: 3	Ok, maybe I didn't let it swell enough first. I gave it about 4 hours, but I guess most people leave it for a day.
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#254793 - 01/30/12 10:10 PM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: f6maniac]
psuchunk03 That's what she said... Brewmeister Registered: 01/01/10 Posts: 7002 Loc: St. Louis, MO	You're fine. _________________________ "Only a fool learns from his mistakes; a wise man learns from the mistakes of others." - Otto von Bismarck Fermenting: #25 Mr. Beer Beta Test Bavarian Weissbier Carbing / Conditioning: #24 Keep Calm and Brew On E.S.B. #21 Colonial Ale Drinking: Pipeline is empty On Deck (...eventually): Hefeweizen, Scottish Ale, Kenny's Fat Tire clone "It Has Big Taste"
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#254795 - 01/30/12 10:14 PM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: psuchunk03]
f6maniac Newbie Registered: 01/30/12 Posts: 3	Thanks guys!
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#254797 - 01/30/12 10:15 PM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: f6maniac]
Stinkfist Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 01/07/10 Posts: 3470 Loc: Minnesota	Originally Posted By: f6maniac Ok, maybe I didn't let it swell enough first. I gave it about 4 hours, but I guess most people leave it for a day. nope 4 hours is fine..if it is swelled you are good to go.. _________________________ Third Eye Brewing #12. Conditioning: Cherry Cider (3 Gallons) #15. Gone: Mirror Pond Clone (5 Gallon) #19. Drinking: Creamsicle Pale ale (not so good) #20. Drinking: Iced Tea Experiment (1 Gallon) (Ok) #21. Drinking: Oktoberfest (5 Gallon) #22. Gone: Firestone Pale 31 Clone (5 Gallons) #23. Drinking: Scotch Ale II (5 Gallons) #24. Drinking: Latericious Ale II (5 Gallons) #25. Drinking: Lagunita's Censored Ale Clone (5 Gallons) #26. Fermenting: Jamil's Belgian Golden Strong (5 Gallons) On Deck: Firestone Pale 31 Clone II
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#254816 - 01/30/12 10:56 PM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: Stinkfist]
JSSTR8 Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 01/02/09 Posts: 1278 Loc: Huntington, WV, United States	Sounds like you have a very healthy fermentation. Like Stinkfist said be sure to keep your temperatures in check. An active fermentation can drastically raise the legs temperatures; if they get too high you may get a fusel alcohol flavor in your beer. As long as you keeps the temps down, you should be golden.
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#254854 - 01/31/12 07:29 AM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: JSSTR8]
Jacylrin Token Brewing Chick Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 12/27/11 Posts: 904 Loc: Northern Virginia	Some recipes are notorious for foam over. Keeping the LBK on/in something to contain possible leaks is a good idea. It's not a case of too much yeast, just a case of the yeast being very active because of conditions, whether it was warmth or just really happy to dig into the sugars. _________________________ -=- Em. #1 - Maiden Pale Ale - Drinking #2 - Sloppy Seconds Dirty Blonde Ale - Conditioning #3 - Threesome Hefe - Conditioning #4 - Fourplay Short Mead - On Deck (one gallon) #6 - Bewenched Red Ale - On Deck
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#254858 - 01/31/12 09:17 AM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: Jacylrin]
cardinalsfan Dinosaur Basement Brewing Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 03/15/11 Posts: 3008 Loc: OKC	sounds like your questions got answered and for future reference, there is almost no such thing as too much yeast. Too little, yes, but overpitching is rare. _________________________ DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING -------------------------------------- Fermenting: Nothing at the moment Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH Conditioning: Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)
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#254906 - 01/31/12 06:52 PM Re: Too much yeast? [Re: cardinalsfan]
High_Iron Nice Head!! Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 12/05/10 Posts: 1224 Loc: Long Island	The only thing I want to add is that if you got foam on the outside of the LBK, be sure to clean it with some one step. You dont want mold growing there. Good luck! _________________________ Sean
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