FlyGuy
Well-Known Member
Foam control, or Fermcap drops are a product designed to prevent boil-overs in the brew kettle, and to prevent blow-offs in the starter/fermenter. The product will not harm head retention or produce off-flavours in the final beer.
My recent experience with this product confirms these claims. I love this stuff. It means you DON'T need a massive pot for a boil kettle (e.g., a 30 qt turkey fryer pot is more than adequate for 5 gal batches), and messy blow-offs and/or difficult-to-clean blow-off tubes are a thing of the past.
Interestingly, few people seem to use this product. Have people had mixed success, or is this stuff just still too new and not widely known about? Or are people just unconvinced about the claims and reluctant to use it? Let's see what people think.
My recent experience with this product confirms these claims. I love this stuff. It means you DON'T need a massive pot for a boil kettle (e.g., a 30 qt turkey fryer pot is more than adequate for 5 gal batches), and messy blow-offs and/or difficult-to-clean blow-off tubes are a thing of the past.
Interestingly, few people seem to use this product. Have people had mixed success, or is this stuff just still too new and not widely known about? Or are people just unconvinced about the claims and reluctant to use it? Let's see what people think.