Foamy Tupelo

[GTG]

Day before yesterday I started a 4 gallon batch of mead with a gallon of tupelo honey, energizer, nutrient and added a cup of white raisins about 12 hours into primary. I haven't seen a batch krausen up and get so foamy like that before. I thought I was going to have an MEA in there without stirring.

It sure makes my office smell good though.

GTG

 

[Pivovar_Koucky]

My first mead foamed like crazy too, I had to put it in a mop bucket (it was a 1 g batch)

 

[MedsenFey]

When you see that, anti-foam drops can save a lot of clean-up work.

Medsen

 

[Haz]

When you see that, anti-foam drops can save a lot of clean-up work.

Medsen

Doesn't that add silicone to the brew? Could have just been the type of drops I saw, or made up in my head.

 

[MedsenFey]

Yes, the antifoam drops are a silicon product like Simethicone used in the infant formula drops (Phazyme), or the adults products to prevent gas. Ingesting it is not harmful, and in any case, you only need a few drops for 5 gallon batch. It can really help to maximize the volume in a fermenter without a MEA.

 

[GTG]

Yes, the antifoam drops are a silicon product like Simethicone used in the infant formula drops (Phazyme), or the adults products to prevent gas. Ingesting it is not harmful, and in any case, you only need a few drops for 5 gallon batch. It can really help to maximize the volume in a fermenter without a MEA.

Thanks, I will have to give these a try. I will add them to the list for the next LHBS visit.

GTG