My fermenter has blown the bung and airlock off, what now?
If your airlock has blown off the primary fermenter there is no reason to worry, being that the rapidly escaping carbon dioxide gas is creating an upward draft, which is keeping atmospheric air (i.e. airborne microbes and wild yeast) out of the primary vessel and out of contact with your beer. Once discovering this, merely re-sanitize the bung and airlock and reposition it back on your fermenter. If the fermentation is still too rigorous then a blow-off tube can be attached in lieu of the bung and airlock. Your beer SHOULD NOT be thrown out, 9.9 out 10 times everything will turn out just fine. Read on for more information regarding possible explanations and solutions for your occurrence.
