Nice. Really. Thanks for not yelling. I hate when people get so passionate about stuff that they fight over it. Yes, like in the other thread.
My point with this whole thing is that myself, and perhaps some others, don't *want* to add extraneous things into our beer. You don't see it as extraneous which is fine. I do. For me personally, with the way I brew and the way my setup is, I see no benefit to using foam control. So for me, it's extraneous. If I can find a way to make something work without adding extra things into my beer, then I will. If I had some major issue with boilovers or foaming, then I might think differently.
But the fact is that for me, simply adding hops to the kettle before the runoff prevents boilovers 100% of the time. And I'd rather add hops to my beer than foam control drops. Personal preference.
People who are new to brewing should know that they don't *need* to use foam control drops to avoid a boilover. Maybe if they're doing a starter in a flask, sure. But in the main kettle, just first wort hop.
Anyway, thanks for being civil. To me, brewing is art. So this is like we're discussing art. Which to me is fun.
