hal simmons
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I used Fermcap yesterday for the first time. I didn't need it in the boil, since I had plenty of headspace in my kettle. I ended up with 5.5 gallons in a 6 gallon fermenter, filled it right up to where the carboy starts to curve in. I used pure O2 to aerate, added fermcap, yeast, sloshed the carboy to mix, and the 3 inches of foam the O2 created immediately disappeared. Pretty cool I thought.
But...I wake up this morning and i've got krausen almost up to the airlock and I've switched to a blowoff tube just in case. Is this normal? I thought the product was supposed to prevent this?
I already used the recommended amount (0.25 - 0.5 tsp. per 5 gallons). Is it OK to add a little more?
But...I wake up this morning and i've got krausen almost up to the airlock and I've switched to a blowoff tube just in case. Is this normal? I thought the product was supposed to prevent this?
I already used the recommended amount (0.25 - 0.5 tsp. per 5 gallons). Is it OK to add a little more?