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Boil really foamed up .... nice dark brown foam ... no boilover though .....but it got close ....Never attribute to malice, that which can adequately be explained by stupidity.
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ceannt said:
Boil really foamed up .... nice dark brown foam ... no boilover though .....but it got close ....
How do you control foam?
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"On it. I hate software." ~Cpt Snarklepants
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Never attribute to malice, that which can adequately be explained by stupidity.
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I've got a half bottle of fermcap left. But it's outdated and I'm not sure about using it?"On it. I hate software." ~Cpt Snarklepants
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C_dubbs said:
I've got a half bottle of fermcap left. But it's outdated and I'm not sure about using it?
Never tried it ...... always had pretty good results just stirring the surface tension vigorously
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C_dubbs said:ceannt said:
Boil really foamed up .... nice dark brown foam ... no boilover though .....but it got close ....
How do you control foam?
5 little hop pellets will kill the foam also. not enough to worry about changing ibu's. no matter how long your boil lasts.
i used to stir and spritz and all that shit, now i just plink in 5 pellets as the foam grows.
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frydogbrews said:C_dubbs said:ceannt said:
Boil really foamed up .... nice dark brown foam ... no boilover though .....but it got close ....
How do you control foam?
5 little hop pellets will kill the foam also. not enough to worry about changing ibu's. no matter how long your boil lasts.
i used to stir and spritz and all that shit, now i just plink in 5 pellets as the foam grows.
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C_dubbs said:
I've got a half bottle of fermcap left. But it's outdated and I'm not sure about using it?
When I used it, it seemed to work well.
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I stir and just bought ferm cap for my starters, used it in the boil last week, but I brew 5 g in a keg, so lots of room, but I've been close before.
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The batch I did Monday was just foamy nearly the entire time. It nearly boiled over at least a dozen times from hot break till I killed the flame. Of course that puts some of the hops in that foam and leaves them on the sidewall of the kettle where they'll do nothing."On it. I hate software." ~Cpt Snarklepants
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C_dubbs said:
The batch I did Monday was just foamy nearly the entire time. It nearly boiled over at least a dozen times from hot break till I killed the flame. Of course that puts some of the hops in that foam and leaves them on the sidewall of the kettle where they'll do nothing.
you may need to boil a little harder. once you truely get past hot break, the foam should subside.The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
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