80 Part Food Grade Hydrophobic Silica
20 Part Food Grade Silicone Oil
0.1 Part Food Grade Surfactant
Stir it up and it will turn into a thick paste.
I make it at my work and it is amazing.
For 4L starters, barely stick the end of the clean stirring spoon in the paste and swirl it around the Erlenmeyer flask. After that you can boil all day long.
Dow Corning FG-10 Anti-Foam emulsion in powder form
It's the only thing my LHBS store has for foam control..I've never used any kind before and was hoping they had FermCap since that's the only kind I've ever heard of.
I need some as I want to ferment about 4.5gal in a 5gallon slim keg.
Story: Finally gave some Fermcap a try today. Yesterday my beginnings of a 3L starter blew the aluminum foil off and flowed over top of 4L flask with only 2L of wort (without the stirplate on). Added 2 drops into the overflow which made it's way to the bottom through the huge bubbles 10 mins later I was able to crank up my stirplate without a problem. Today added another L to the starter and ran the stirplate pleasantly and it'll go until brew tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by Yambor44
Too aggressive?
...youtube video
I am truely sorry about the boil over. Wish you didn't have to post that bad news at all. What a PITA.... BUT... your video has be BUSTING up here!!! That was friggin HILARIOUS and useful knowledge growth at the same time. Again sorry for your pain, but thanks so much for sharing.
Used Fermcap for the first time today. Just as my 2000mL starter was beginning its volcano impression out of the Erlenmeyer, I put 1 drop in and I felt like a 5 year old that just saw David Copperfield for the first time. Magic.....the foam disappeared!!!!
I'm all for BAM (Big A$$ Mess) prevention as the cleanup is one of my least favorite pastimes.
I started using Fermcap about a year ago when I picked it up on the mainland. Used it ever since. Even convinced the LHBS here on Oahu to carry it when I took it to our AHA Big Brew Day.
Used the baby gas drops again on past two brews. Brew 1 - 21 drops at 190F, did fair. No boil over but hop additions caused a good rise I had to throttle back.
Brew#2 - 2 droppers worth (about 2/3 full each) at 205 degrees, worked perfect.
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tried any kind of lube on it?
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“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading" - Paul Hornung
Used Fermcap for the first time today. Just as my 2000mL starter was beginning its volcano impression out of the Erlenmeyer, I put 1 drop in and I felt like a 5 year old that just saw David Copperfield for the first time. Magic.....the foam disappeared!!!!
I'm all for BAM (Big A$$ Mess) prevention as the cleanup is one of my least favorite pastimes.
I only use it on my starters... boiling a 4-5L starter in a 5L erlenmeyer flask is a perilous venture without them.
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Magic.....the foam disappeared!!!! 
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