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Offline Pi

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dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« on: December 09, 2013, 10:09:03 am »
I already used some in the boil, but seem to have alot of foam in the fermenter when i went to oxygenate. Is it ok to add more in the fermenter?
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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2013, 10:35:43 am »
OK?  yes. 
but you might not need it.  how much headspace/what are you making?

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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2013, 11:09:20 am »
Hefeweizen, 12 Gallons in a 15 Gal wine carboy. OG 1.045.
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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2013, 10:53:31 pm »
You can, but hefe yeast has a mind of its own. Fermcap may help, but 20% headspace may still be cutting it a bit close even with the Fermcap. I'd have a blowoff tube rigged up just to be on the safe side.
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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2013, 01:38:09 pm »
You can, but hefe yeast has a mind of its own. Fermcap may help, but 20% headspace may still be cutting it a bit close even with the Fermcap. I'd have a blowoff tube rigged up just to be on the safe side.
Even with fermcap, I've never been able to keep 3068 in the carboy.
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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2013, 01:43:09 pm »
You can, but hefe yeast has a mind of its own. Fermcap may help, but 20% headspace may still be cutting it a bit close even with the Fermcap. I'd have a blowoff tube rigged up just to be on the safe side.
Even with fermcap, I've never been able to keep 3068 in the carboy.

 +1   Me either.
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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2013, 01:49:15 pm »
 On 3068 - I use 8 gallon fermenter buckets now for 5.5 gallons (usually) and the last time I used 3068, I had krausen foam evenly across the bottom of the bucket lid, and that's with 2.5 gallons of headspace. Pretty vigorous stuff.
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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2013, 12:31:34 pm »
Well i added a little more fermcap but didnt seem to help. Took erockrph's advice and rigged up a blowoff. good thing that 3068 is rolling even at ~62*F
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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2013, 11:36:33 am »
I had the same issue with wyeast 3787, I bought some Fermcap in hopes of keeping it in the fermenter, but no luck.
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Re: dosing fermcap in the fermenter
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2013, 11:42:36 am »
I had the same issue with wyeast 3787, I bought some Fermcap in hopes of keeping it in the fermenter, but no luck.

Yeah that stuff's crazy active, too.  I think I fermented it @~ 64F last time and it seemed every bit as active as 67 or 68F.  Good stuff though.
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