BackBayBrewing
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Does anybody have the book: "The Homebrewer's Companion" by Charlie Papazian? This is different from "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing" My question relates to it.
I was reading through the recipes in this book and found one that I think I would like to try out. It appears on page 302-304 of the book. It's called the "Unspoken Passion Imperial Stout."
Anyway, my question is this. At the bottom of page 303, the instructions say: "A blow-off method of fermentation is not possible with this brew, so allow at least five inches of head space in your fermenter so that the foamy krausen does not reach the stopper."
Does anybody know why you wouldn't be able to use a blow-off tube with a particular brew? I can't figure this one out no matter how much I think about it.
Thanks
I was reading through the recipes in this book and found one that I think I would like to try out. It appears on page 302-304 of the book. It's called the "Unspoken Passion Imperial Stout."
Anyway, my question is this. At the bottom of page 303, the instructions say: "A blow-off method of fermentation is not possible with this brew, so allow at least five inches of head space in your fermenter so that the foamy krausen does not reach the stopper."
Does anybody know why you wouldn't be able to use a blow-off tube with a particular brew? I can't figure this one out no matter how much I think about it.
Thanks