foam monster help!!

[abeyptfc]

put on a canadian blonde coopers kit last night, the fv i was using didnt have a hole for an airlock so just left 2 sections of the lid unclicked, checked it this morning and all was fine then checked it when i got home from work and there is a monster foam right to the top of the lid and a bit has spewed out over the side, its not dripping down the bucket quit yet. i put a brewbelt on it last night and it was sitting about 26 degrees, would you recommend to take it off and let it sit around 21-22( normal temp in my room) or leave it at 26oC?
whats the deal with his foam will it eventually reduce? do i just leave it or is it best to scoop it out?

ta mark ( this is my 4th kit and first time ive ever had a foaming like this)

 

[Muddydisco]

Certainly cool it down 26 is a little on the high side.
The foaming is just happy yeast it will dye down after 24hrs

Just put the Fv in a bin bag to catch the spills :thumb:
see page 2 of here for a tru foam monster! It had 20ltr of headspace in the Fv but still left itself all over the floor!

 

[Dunfie]

26C is bit on the hot side. You really don't want to be putting on a heatbelt and leaving it to fate.

If you are in this homebrew game for the long term then you might want to think about some sort of temperature control. I use a TC-10 PID to drive a heatbelt. It means I can leave it in my garage, put on the heatbelt, set my preferred temperature, chuck in the probe and wrap it all up in a sleeping bag. It a wee bit of an investment but really is worth it. :thumb: