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Leaf's Reckless Son

Leaf's Reckless Son

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Help !

Just started a blackberry mead and the fermentation is going so strong that it's bubbling up and clogging the air lock. I'm changing the air lock every 10 minutes. Any suggestions? I've created a monster. Lol.
 
Thanks Riverat,

For now I've siphoned off some of the mead into a smaller bottle, so as to give more space. It's working. Maybe when things settle down in a day or two I'll pour that mead back in. I filled the carboy to the bottom of the neck to begin with.... guess I'll know to leave more room next time... although I don't like the idea of too much empty space at the top of the carboy. hmmm.
 
Yep, using a bucket or splitting the batch are probably your best options. Although a larger-diameter blow-off tube isn't a bad plan, at least it won't clog with fruit chunks the way a small airlock pipe will.

And you don't need to worry about headspace when your mead's in a foll-on fermentation stage, but once you rack to secondary you should make sure it's up to the neck so you don't have oxidation problems.
 
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