I was hearing the lovely "bloop bloop" sound of gas escaping the airlock and decided to check it out for myself. I should point out that my first and only somewhat successful home-brew was with a kit that was over a year old, so I don't really remember the yeast being all that active. Therefor, I pretty much had nothing to compare to.
My assumption was that the airlock's water would always remain even in both barrels, with the gas essentially dissolving INTO the water, and bubbling out on the other side. Apparently, I'm an idiot. Instead, the water in the fermenter side of the airlock had been completely forced into the other side, lots of the water had actually been kicked OUT of the airlock... all sorts of NOT great.
After consulting with both home-brew and pro-brewers on the facebook, I was reassured that this is normal and nothing to really worry about. I've since refilled and equalized the airlock, and it seems to be holding steady now that the first really active burst of fermentation is over. Updates as they occur!
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