Here's some photos of what I found in the basement today. The yeast had exploded out of the airlock, clogged it with gunk, and proceeded to bulge out the lid . I cleaned out the airlock and put it back on. An hour later, it was clogged again. So, I decided that the airlock would be futile against its yeasty foe, and I replaced it with a blow off hose. It's now relieved of its pressure and bubbling away happily.
Fun fact: this is the yeast that took 3 days to actually start doing anything. We thought the yeast was dead and went as far to go out and buy an extra packet just in case. Now it's exploding with vigor and excitement like never seen before. It reminds us all, that yeast is a living creature, and it either has a fond love of lemons... or Sam Adams is secretly whispering to the yeast as they eat away.
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