I brewed a Christmas strong ale last weekend and thought the fermentation had already stopped. See, I had to clean out the air lock twice because of all the activity in the bucket and was expecting it to continue. But a day later there was no activity in the airlock. I just figured the fermentation was over. I took a gravity reading this evening and discovered the fermentation had been so active that it popped the top right off! Lots of fermentables in this one!

The taste so far is good and the alcohol burns nicely.