Hi, new to the forum and new to home brewing. Brewed Evil Dog DIPA for my first attempt and it's worked out a treat.
On to my second brew now and i've gone with Mango Jacks Juicy IPA. I started this on Wednesday afternoon and i seems to be having a crazy few days of fermentation. I've got foam coming from the airlock (not huge amounts) but it is filling the airlock and im not to sure whats best to do. I have had a search on the forum but im still not sure. I've have been swapping the airlock over to a clean sanitised one.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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The foaming you are experiencing is nothing to worry about, if it is really excessive it may make a bit of a mess or begin to clog the airlock, so it is a good idea to keep an eye on it. It can be caused by a higher brewing temperature, especially during warmer weather when it can be harder to keep the brew cool and within the suggested brewing temperature range. Some brews can be more susceptible than others and this can be due to the yeast, etc, if possible cool the brew down a little if it is on the warm side and this will slow the fermentation down.
The rapid fermentation is often more during the first couple of days, so it will usually calm down as it ferments, in the meantime either just keep a check on the airlock and clean it out if needed, or if it is really vigorous then you can loosen the vessel lid slightly to allow it to vent and bypass the airlock until it calms down.
Then just carry on as normal once the fermentation is complete
It does seem to have calmed down now so i'll see how it goes and update this post i na few more days.
I've since brewed their Grapefruit IPA, this one wasn't as wild! Bottled last night and a quick sample and its looking like another great brew!
Got over 80 pints in stocks now and im already trying to decide on my next brew 🍺
The Youngs American IPA is really popular and gets some great feedback, there are some genuine customer reviews on it here too:
https://www.home-brew-online.com/beer-kits-c1/american-craft-brewing-ipa-american-beer-kit-p1487
Keep up the good brewing!