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All that considered, it still does the job it's supposed to do. Point taken!

Oh wow, 24 month shelf life. The bottle has nothing printed on it; the label has a string of numbers and letters below "product of Ireland". I'll just use my purchase date for reference... about 4.5 years ago! One note - this worked well in my two most recent starters. The liquid within...

This very well could be the culprit. Thanks!

Not snail pace but not warp speed either. I try to make sure there is a dimple on the surface. I did that on my latest 2L starter, no blow over! Perhaps that's to thank? Another revelation. I've always kept it stored in pantry, room temp. Bad idea? Thanks!

Whoops, my mistake. I am using it with the intent of preventing flask blow-overs, in starters. That is, when the resulting cooled wort is in flask on the stir plate. Not during the boil phase. When I was using PET bucket for FV, I had a few blowouts. Through the airlock and seeping from...

TL;DR - does it lose effectiveness if used in liquid boiling above ex. 205F? I always use it in my starters. In 2L flask, I have produced a starter at 1.8L that blew over. I always create a 1040 wort. While it boils, I add at least a drop of Fermcap-S (usually 3 drops because I squeeze too...

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I actually never got around to it. Sorry. :-/ I've come to conclude my "issues" with the BlowTie are just user error. Seems I've managed to get the damn thing working as intended. I think? Disclosure - I am guessing. Below is my experience, I'm not an expert. So, a little patience seems...

UPDATE! Scroll to bottom for TL;DR pros / cons. The bucket lid sucks... It's not held up well with the stress of the rubber gasket / PVC coupling. The cut out for that coupling lead to a split from the center of the lid working its way to the outer edge. The lid is still usable but annoying...

IC sold! Only took ~6 years... LOL

Oh, I've got a ruler on hand with gallon markings on it (Sharpie). The trouble is that it's kind of tricky for me to see where the wort is landing on the ruler. Yup, I have done that too. Actually much easier to read than the ruler! ...except I usually forget to take it out on brew day...

My BK doesn't have markings. Using a ruler doesn't help much either. Fortunately, my FV has a very useful volume sticker. My efficiency is usually excellent. Gravity always either hits target or exceeds it. So, instead of taking a gravity reading near end of boil, I just chill it and...

I had thought about boiling the water (and cooling it) before adding... Oh well. If need arises again for top up, it will be done pre-pitch. Thanks!

Because this was the first time I've done this, I didn't even think of it as a possible solution. Transferred from BK to FV, volume too low, and I just shrugged it off. It's happened before! Propane can be a ***** like that. Anyway, yes. If it happens again, I'll be adding the top up water...

TL;DR version. All grain BIAB. Boiled too hard. OG landed higher than target and volume into FV less than target. Topped up FV with water to reach target volume. Ala "how we do things with extract / partial boil". Good idea? Detailed version. 1078 actual vs 1065 target 4.75 gallons actual...

Fingers (and other extremities) crossed.

Hogwash

Yeah, 2 weeks in keg and the bitterness has calmed down notably. Still bitter but there's some flavors pushing their way through it. Perhaps that bit of conditioning gave time to balance the beer. Or perhaps I don't know what the actual FK I'm talking about. Either way, drinks well! :-D

Reiterating that I'm not complaining about the high bitterness. It's a pleasant surprise, actually! :D