New Member from Bristol

[Jeff]

Another Bristol lad joins the forum.

I have just started my third brew, its a coopers irish stout I followed the instructions with the exception of adding the sugar, I used 1k of dark malt extract, fermentation started the following day and all look good, so off to the local for a few beers.

I returned from the local only to find the lid on my fermenter was lifted in three places, the airlock was full of foam.

I removed the air lock and gave it a wash and refitted the lid, all seems ok now, still fermenting although a little slow.

Have I screwed this one up? and if so where did I go wrong?

I also have a coopers IPA & English bitter to start but will come back to the forum for a few guidelines.

Thanks.........Jeff

 

[Wendy1971]

Hi and welcome to a great forum :thumb:

 

[oldbloke]

It'll be fine, the CO2 pushed the lid off but will also have kept any baddies out.

 

[dennisking]

Hi and welcome

 

[bobsbeer]

Welcome. :

 

[joe1002]

Welcome to the forum :

Nothing wrong there, sounds like healthy fermentation to me :thumb:

 

[Jeff]

:thumb: Thats good news, thanks to you for your comments, looking forward to a stout or 2 over christmas, now looking at the coopers bitter, call for 500g of light malt, will give it a go later. Thanks again.

 

[mikep42]

Hi Jeff,

Woohoo - another Bristol lad added to the ranks - welcome to the forum!!

 

[TRXnMe]

Hello and welcome.

LMAO at the stout :)

My first stout nearly scared the wife to death, she was quietly making a cuppa when the airlock 'exploded' and bounced the top hat part off the ceiling at a rate of knots

From what I've seen on here stouts are quite 'assertive' with their early fermentation, you are lucky not to be mopping up half a pint or so out the carpet!