"jack" <jackerman@onemain.com> wrote in message
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> HI, If anyone has any words of advice for me., they would greatly be
> appreciated:
>
> I am trying to make a weizenbock beer. 2 cans of wheat extract (barley[/color]
mix),[color=blue]
> a bag of powdered wheat, steeped grains, etc. and German weizen yeast.
> Anyway, I pitched it last night, and by 4 pm today the air lock was full[/color]
of[color=blue]
> beer. (I use the 5 gallon bucket system). It got worse from there. Foam[/color]
out[color=blue]
> the top, etc. I moved it to the sink, and stuck a hose through the opening
> and into a dish of water. Then sometime after 9 (while away from home for[/color]
an[color=blue]
> hour or so), the lid popped off the bucket. I replaced it and it did it
> again within 5 minutes. I have it off as of now, just sitting loose on top
> and hoping for no contamination.
>
> I understand that the temp in the house may be to blame, but I don't think
> its that bad.
>
> Please tell me there is hope for this. It is my favorite kind of beer[/color]
(like[color=blue]
> Aventinus), and I sunk a lot of $ in the supplies.
>[/color]

You had a very active fermentation which is good. The problem is that your
fermenter is too small. Give it another day with the lid off to let the
bulk of the fermentation finish. Re-sanitize and replace it, and you should
be golden. There will still be enough CO2 production to keep any nasties
out.

I'd look into getting a larger fermenter. I use a 7-gallon carboy and
haven't had a problem with over-flowing in a long time.