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by cellarmaster1 on May 16th, 2009
If its still foaming, thats a good sign. When I was homebrewin, I wouldn't put a lid on my primary fermenter until the initial fermentation had subsided a bit. Then the lid and airlock would go on. During the big foam up, the wort is pretty safe from stuff, throw a cloth over it for the first 24 hours or so and relax! Don't know when in the process this happened, but brewing is s'posed to be fun! Don't stress and you'll be fine.
by Anonymous on October 20th, 2009
There's a chance you might have affected the flavor a bit. But if it's foaming, the yeast are still working, It'll be drinkable.Not to worry. +5
by Mr Fixit on June 6th, 2009
The reason for the lid is to prevent stray yeasts from entering the mix and contaminating it. Scraping the foam off, and the minimal time exposed should be okay.
Have you ever made your own beer. How was it?
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You're reading This is my first time brewing. I woke up to the lid of my bucket blowing off. I could tell the airlock got clogged by foam. Not knowing what to do I used a sanitized cup to draw off the foam. Then put the lid back on. Did I screw my brew? Its still foamin
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