I brewed a chocolate milk stout on Sunday (2/24/2013) and it was a little slow taking off. By Monday morning, almost no sign of krausen. Tuesday morning was a different situation. Airlock was plugged and I was out of town. Luckily, Karen called and said “it’s hissing.”
I coached Karen on how to put in a blow off tube, and she helped avoid a beer disaster! (But…there was enough pressure in there that she got sprayed good when she popped the airlock.). It’s really hard to apologize for that over the phone. 🙂
Eighteen hours later this fermenter is still blowing hard. Quite remarkable for a low gravity beer (OG 1.053).
Research shows that moderate beer consumption can help prevent heart disease and strokes, provide important vitamins and minerals, is low in fat and helps increase good cholesterol (HDL).