Stuff gathering at top of carboy?

[KCCam]

No, not in my experience. IME, alcohol promotes spillage.

Darn autocorrect! I always re-read my posts, but missed that one. Lol.
Maybe my DB Quality Assurance got my alcohol concentration a little high. Hic.

 

[Chuck E]

Im a happy man! Let's hope de-gas and a bit of time will make it even better! Thank you everyone for the help! And im officially hooked on this process!

I think you will want to have minimum head space in that carboy, if you're planning to age for months.