I have a batch of brew in just coming out of the attenuative phase, as noted by a decrease in airlock activity, and I thought it was prime time to add some flavorings. I wanted this particular brew to have a hint of berry. To increase the surface area of my addition I took it upon myself to turn it into a puree with the handy dandy blender, seemed like a good idea.
Something worth noting - throughout fermentation carbon dioxide isn't just produced by the yeast and exhaled out the lock, it gets dissolved into solution just like when you carb your beer in a bottle or keg.
When solids are introduced into a carbonated (even a slightly carbonated) beverage, it gives some of that dissolved CO2 a place to accumulate and form a bubble... When you puree a bunch of cherries and strawberries, you basically turn a small amount of solids into a whole bunch of solids able to free up a whole bunch of bubbles. Catch my drift? And me without a blowoff tube.
Perhaps I could have waited until airlock activity slowed even further...
Perhaps I could have shaken the ever living carb out of solution...
Perhaps I could have left the fruit whole...
Instead, I'm gonna have to get the mop... and a beer. Consider ye' warned.
Something worth noting - throughout fermentation carbon dioxide isn't just produced by the yeast and exhaled out the lock, it gets dissolved into solution just like when you carb your beer in a bottle or keg.
When solids are introduced into a carbonated (even a slightly carbonated) beverage, it gives some of that dissolved CO2 a place to accumulate and form a bubble... When you puree a bunch of cherries and strawberries, you basically turn a small amount of solids into a whole bunch of solids able to free up a whole bunch of bubbles. Catch my drift? And me without a blowoff tube.
Perhaps I could have waited until airlock activity slowed even further...
Perhaps I could have shaken the ever living carb out of solution...
Perhaps I could have left the fruit whole...
Instead, I'm gonna have to get the mop... and a beer. Consider ye' warned.