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What say you?
Just barely know what it is for. I've never felt like I needed it. So until I have a need, I guess I'll be one that doesn't use it.
So does that make me a "hater" seeing how the choices of the question were one of two extremes?
Not a hater, never used it.
First wort hops. Natural. You're using hops anyway. Effective.
What's chemically in that? I'd be interested in understanding the chemistry going on to understand how it would change the beer. Like what's the trade-off?
So, fewer beer farts?"FermCap® S is a unique emulsion of an extremely effective surface active agent Dimethylpolysiloxane which prevents foam formation by reducing surface tension. FermCap® S is a unique emulsion of an extremely effective surface active agent Dimethylpolysiloxane which prevents foam formation by reducing surface tension."
Anyway, I believe it's similar to simethicone. which is what's in Gas-X...
Cheers!
Not a hater, never used it.
First wort hops. Natural. You're using hops anyway. Effective.
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I definitely have better head retention on hoppy beers when I use fermcap. I haven't done a complete side by side, but it's pretty clear.I feel like I might have slightly better head retention from not losing as much of the hop oils to trub stuck to the neck but I might be imagining that.
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