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Foam Control (FermCap S)

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    No more boil overs, no more blow-off tubes. Once you’ve used Foam Control you’ll never brew without it again!

    Foam control does just what its name suggests--it reduces foam production during the hot-break portion of the boil, and it reduces the amount of krausen developed during fermentation.
    Also known as FermCap S, Foam Control does not affect the head on your finished beer. In fact, it can actually increase the head by retaining head-forming compounds that would have been blown off during fermentation. It will settle-out of your beer before bottling or kegging as it is actually absorbed onto the surface of the yeast cells and filter media.
    Add two drops per gallon at start of fermentation. Comes in an eye dropper bottle for easy use. 1 oz is good for about 50 x 5-gallon batches of beer. Also available in bulk 1 gallon size.
    Note: Keeps best when stored in the refrigerator.
    Like Foam Control (FermCap S)? Then you will love CellarScience® Foam Axe - Anti Foaming Agent!

    Foam Control (FermCap S)

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      $4.99

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        Description

        No more boil overs, no more blow-off tubes. Once you’ve used Foam Control you’ll never brew without it again!

        Foam control does just what its name suggests--it reduces foam production during the hot-break portion of the boil, and it reduces the amount of krausen developed during fermentation.
        Also known as FermCap S, Foam Control does not affect the head on your finished beer. In fact, it can actually increase the head by retaining head-forming compounds that would have been blown off during fermentation. It will settle-out of your beer before bottling or kegging as it is actually absorbed onto the surface of the yeast cells and filter media.
        Add two drops per gallon at start of fermentation. Comes in an eye dropper bottle for easy use. 1 oz is good for about 50 x 5-gallon batches of beer. Also available in bulk 1 gallon size.
        Note: Keeps best when stored in the refrigerator.
        Like Foam Control (FermCap S)? Then you will love CellarScience® Foam Axe - Anti Foaming Agent!
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        Nobody
        No boil-overs...

        Two drops per gallon of wort being boiled and you'll avoid a sticky mess if you turn away from your kettle for three seconds. I had six drops in three gallons of wort and my "boil" looked like a slow, rolling simmer. Very impressive stuff...

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        Raymond W.

        Wish I would have had this years ago

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        Scott R.
        It works

        This works great at reducing foam during hot break and boil. I haven't had a boil over since I started using this. Thumbs up!!

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        Bobby J.
        Love the stuff

        Been using it for years. Always in my brewing toolbox.

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        Joseph
        Works

        Works and didn't have a negative effect on the beer

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        fieldho
        FORM CONTROL

        Keeps foam down to avoid boil over in my air still when using a wash of mash that may be prone to overboil.

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        Paul S.
        Definitely works!

        Wow! I used this on my last 3 boils. Just a few drops made the foam disappear. No more boil overs. Impressed.

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        Tysen B.
        Won't Brew Without It

        Does what it says it does. Cheap. Effective. Results are often immediate. Has prevented many a boil over. Every brewer should give this a try at least once.

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        Adam P.

        A must for anything over 1.050.

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        Andrew H.
        It works, but I can't open the bottle

        The one ounce bottle is nearly impossible to open. It hurts my fingers terribly and after ten minutes I usually give up. When I've gotten it open it does work well.

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        Kenneth Warren G.
        A must have brewing item

        This product is amazing, so many uses to stop excessive foaming. I can more fully use the volume of pots and flasks.

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        Marcus J R.
        No More Boil Overs

        Works great, allows for fuller kettle and no fear of boil over.

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        Mark G.
        Instant Results

        I use it for foam/krausen control when I make a starter. I have 2.5L starters with a 5L flask on a stir plate and the yeast still climb out. When I first used this, the yeast was already foaming up, I put a drop of this in, looked away for a second, and when I looked again, the foam was gone completely. Instant results. I had to add another drop the next day, but it did the job by preventing the yeast from climbing out of the flask. Not sure about the chemistry and physics though...

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        Evan M.
        So effective it is almost magical

        We have used Foam Control for the last 3-4 years with fantastic success. Really helps prevent boil overs (and therefore keeps clean up easier too) when we are pushing our half barrel system to the limit. Also super effective in fermentation!

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        Mario Alarcon
        Pedido Lllego Completo

        Realice el pedido a morebeer y este llego a tiempo, me economice dinero es fabuloso

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        Jose L C.

        Been using for years to help avoid boil overs.

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        Richard S.
        No boil overs!

        Boil the wort hard without fear of a boil over. Use it in the starter in a 2 L flask to virtually eliminate a boil over.

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        Kyle S.
        Life saver or rather Beer saver!

        I don't know how I've lived without this for so many years. Instantly all of my boiling over or exploding fermentor issues are gone. I can't recommend it enough.

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        brennand603805054
        No boil overs

        Worked great on my new Brewzilla, let me push my boil volume without the worry of a boil over.

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        Gary
        Must have percaulton

        Foam is for Beer Not your Boil!

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        Aaron Heuvel
        Does what it says as long as you use enough.

        I made a mistake and only added 2 drops to my entire batch right before the hot break. Because of this I still almost had a boil over. HOWEVER, it immediately knocked down ALL of the foam that was in the kettle at that time. I have no doubt it would have worked well if I had added the correct amount.

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        Valued C.
        worked great

        I put it in my boil and didn't come close to a boil over, I think next time I will put it in my fermenter, as this one needed a blow off tube and spit everywhere

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        Tom J.

        Works perfectly to reduce the chance of boil overs in smaller kettles

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        Bryant A.
        Works great!!!

        Worked great I’m my starter!!! Just two drops and no boil over.

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        Gregory W.
        It stopped the foam

        Worked like a champ to control the foam! It was a bit difficult using an eye dropper as the liquid was rather thick!

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        John S.
        Fermcap

        I have only used once and I didn't use enough, only added 3-4 drops to 7 gallons, seemed to help especially during fermentation? I will use next batch and add the amount recommended at 2 drops per gallon, still seemed to knock down foam!

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        Erick B.
        Makes boil-over worries a thing of the past

        Used before the boil of a large batch of Belgian Triple. No excessive foaming at all. One caveat though is maybe to re-add some drops before fermentation too. I didn't do this and had a pretty significant blow-off and mess. Maybe my initial addition during the boil dropped out and was not effective for the fermentation portion?

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        James F.
        I've had zero fermentation messes since I started using

        Been using for a few years in my fermenters so I don't lose to my blow off vessel what I should be drinking. Had a hothead starter going the other day and I should've used a drop or two.

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        Dennis

        Great product at a good price

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        Aaron Correll
        Stopped blow-off during fermentation

        I had purchased a 5 gallon Speidel fermenter when I upgraded from 1 gallon to 5 gallon batches. Should have got the 7 gallon fermenter because, being a noob, I didn’t realize I need the extra head space. Had a few disastrous blow-off incidents (Imagine stout spewed all over the ceiling and walls) so I did some online research. This product Fermcap-S was recommended to control the krausen development which causes blow-off.I simply add 10 drops right before adding the wort to the fermenter and the past 5 batches of brew since using Fermcap have been blow-off free. There is also this added benefit of the final beer product having a denser head. How that works? No clue, it just does. One bottle should last about 10-15 five gallon batches so it is an inexpensive addition to my brewing process.

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        derek b.

        Works well to control foam over in both the boil and during high yeast activity

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        Sigrit Olimpia A.
        No more foam

        Principally Used for boiling DME in flask for starters , no more boilovers, used some in boil kettle to try and same results, still need to try in fermentors and see what happens.

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        Ryan Kunken
        It works

        This actually works. Add some to your wort before the boil and it will break the surface tension and prevent boil overs when adding hops.

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