Cooking Oil vs Fermcap

[V-Fib]

Looks like they are pretty similar. I give patients simethicone routinely in its pill form for bloating. Maybe I'll carry my Fermcap around for them when I don't have an order for it yet.

 

[V-Fib]

Boil is 15 minutes in and well controlled. I got about 1/2 inch of foam on the top so it looks like its triple confirmed oils are a substitution. Like others I'll post how rhe head retention is in about 6 weeks.

 

[JohnSand]

Thanks.

 

[V-Fib]

Initial assesment looks promising. The brown ale on the left was made using 1.5 tsp of avocado oil in an 9.5 gallon boil in my 10 gallon kettle. The beer on the right is a rye IPA I made in early February. The differance between them other then using the oil was that the IPA was strickly keg carbed with CO2. The brown ale, since I had an 8 gallon batch was carbed by putting 5 gallons in the keg with priming sugar, mixed well after purging with CO2, then I bottled 3 gallons off the keg and added the last 3 gallons to the keg without adding more priming sugar.

I expected the brown to have zero head at this point since its only been on the gas 24 HRs. I did pour pretty aggressive off the keg but both the ales kept the head the same amount of time.

 

[November]

Very nice.

My oil experiment beer has been in the keg for about 4 days. It's too early to tell any effects of the head, but so far I can report no off flavors.

I'll report back when it's carbed.

 

[S-Met]

Do a search for the ingredients of Gas-ex. Simethicone is an active ingredient. Single Dose for adults 80-120mg. You would use less than that for a 10gal boil.

Pharmacology
Mechanism of Action
Changes surface tension of gas bubbles and causes collapse of foam bubbles, thus allowing easier passage of gas and preventing gas pockets in gastrointestinal tract

Elimination
Excretion: Feces (as unchanged drug); complete excretion within 24-48 hr


Regarding vegetable oil (or butter) line the rim of the funnel before pouring bmc into the beer-bong to inhibit foaming. Wipe your head or nose then stick your finger in your fountain soda to prevent an overflow. Same concept. Alter surface tension.

 

[November]

Looks fine for head retention. Can't taste it either. This beer is pretty light so there isn't much to hide an off flavor behind.