Spontaneous Shiraz Eruption

[goldseal]

After a scare last week with an eggy smell in my Beaverdale Shiraz kit (now gone away, thankfully), I racked on Sunday at 1.01something into a 5gal Better Bottle.

It has been sitting there, good as gold, in my office, with the airlock ticking away slowly, gently but steadily

Two hours ago I heard a gurgling sound and looked around to find shiraz escaping from the top of the airlock

Nothing has changed, nothing has moved, so I'm a bit puzzled why. I'm not worried by this, but I haven't posted for a few hours and I was getting itchy fingers

[Duffbeer]

A change in atmospheric pressure, causing the liquid to expand

[Richard S]

The Shiraz hates you for blaming it for the eggy smell.

[rjb222]

The Shiraz hates you for blaming it for the eggy smell.

I agree not much chance for Goldseal now is there.

[NorthernWiner]

A change in temperature will sometimes cause that, too. I have several carboys full of white wine fermenting in my cool garage. Normally the temperature doesn't flutuate much as long as the door remains closed. However, last night I arrived home from work and was horrified to find my wife had left the door open. It was 75F degrees and my well-behaved fermentations were all spewing beige foam from the airlocks. Bad wife!

Steve

(Hey, I used the word "spew" for the third time on the forum)

[goldseal]

The Shiraz hates you for blaming it for the eggy smell.

Thanks for the sensible advice

It's going mad - the entire neck of the Better Bottle is full of foam.

I reckon the wine gods are trying to make up for the stuck fermentation on the Grenache by making sure this one ferments REALLY well.

[Kenco]

75 degees F in October - If only, on this side of the pond

[goldseal]

Well, the rain is still warm

Shiraz Report: it has calmed down, but I'm keeping my beady eye on it. I don't trust it

[lockwood1956]

It's trying to lull you into a false sense of security Pete

[Rich]

Shiraz Report: it has calmed down, but I'm keeping my beady eye on it. I don't trust it

It hates you... It's just fooling you into a false sense of security, then it will erupt again. This time it won't scrub out of the carpet....

[lockwood1956]

This time it won't scrub out of the carpet....

or off the ceiling

[NorthernWiner]

I don't trust it

Shhh... not too loudly. You will only pi$$ it off again.

[Mamgiowl]

Yeah, it'll creep up on you in the night....

Don't sleep is my advice

[lockwood1956]

Don't sleep is my advice

Ever again

[goldseal]

Still awake. I had to sellotape my eyelids open, and I've run out of Red Bull.


Send help quickly.