Antifoam

[jamesb]

Hi All.

Does anyone use this? And does antiform affect head retention in the final beer?

 

[Aleman]

Yes
No

 

[jamesb]

In that order?

 

[Aleman]

I use it in the following way.

1 to 2ml of FD20P dissolved in 500ml of lukewarm water in a hand sprayer, and as the wort comes to the boil give the foam a good spray as required to disperse it until a rolling boil is achieved.

I also do similar when transferring the wort to the FV with in-line aeration . . . It doesn't take a lot to bring the foam under control.

 

[jamesb]

Mmm. I'm specifically looking at using it for transfer to the FV. Things can get a bit messy sometimes.

Thanks Aleman.

 

[Aleman]

For my 18 Gallon FV a drop or two from a 1ml syringe into the FV sorts out any foam issues . . . even when I'm running wort at 2L per min and Oxygen at 6L per min

 

[jamesb]

How about 660l @ ~30l/min? :lol: