froth in fermenter during fermentation

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thisispants
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froth in fermenter during fermentation

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There seems to be a huge amount of froth during the fermentation in my current brew. More than I've ever had previously.

Is this an indication of infection?

It's a cider.
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Nah, some brew just krausen more than others, depends on the wort and the yeast and temperature.

Surprised, that a cider is giving big froth, but I wouldn't worry at this stage.

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Post by Shaun »

Relax have a beer this is normal for some brews it may even blow out the air lock. If it does wait for it to stop then take the air lock out and clean it refill and replace.
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Post by Chris »

Yep, relaxing is exactly right. Stressing over a beer/cider etc will cause more problems than anything else.
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Post by Cortez The Killer »

the ginger beer i just did had an incredible krausen

its the only one to reach the top other than a coopers stout + coopers dark ale 2 can i did

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Post by vitalogy »

Both times I've done a cider (Black Rock) it's had massive krausen, once foaming out the airlock when I did 23L in a 25L fermenter.
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Post by melbourne man »

my 23L brew of cider flowed out the airlock in a 30L fermenter.
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