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Everyone always talks about hot breaks, missing them etc. So what do i do? Turn my back for one damn second and bam boiled over

Unrelated note the House smells brilliant

Watch your boil carefully and as the hot break begins pull the pot off of the heat or spray it with a spray bottle of water. After 2 or 3 times it will settle into a normal boil.

Hot breaks are a lot like hydrometers. You never know when it's gonna go bad.

I've had it happen a few times, hate the mess!

add a drop of fermcap to the boil never had one

Happened to me too. Never turn your back til the hot break breaks. And never put a lid on wort.

bunch of panty waist milk drinkers! Whats a brew with out a boil over??

Yup Bob, Fermcap does wonders. It actually allows me to get stuffs done out in the garage while brewing as I dont have to worry about that pesky boilover anymore. If it wasnt for the big pot all steaming over the propane burner SWMBO would be fooled in to thinking I was cleaning and not brewing.

Keep your eyes on the pot!! That's rule #3 of Fight Club....

And keep your eyes on the pot during late extract and Whirfloc additions too.

But this is just advise I've read, it's never happened to me personally.

Brewbirds wrote:And keep your eyes on the pot during late extract and Whirfloc additions too.

But this is just advise I've read, it's never happened to me personally.

Yes you are correct When you add a whirlfloc tab at the end of the boil, it will start to foam up, but I haven't had it even close to a boil over like at hot break on DME's, but it will foam up quick.

While we are on the subject of Hot Break ( and I like this subject because of a lot of different experiences with it I've had ) Usually LME won't be as bad as DME, but you still really have to watch it and it will boil over too. I use a therm. and when it gets close to the boiling point I stay close by and watch, pull off the heat and stir lightly usually about 3 times and then good to go for a nice long hop boil. Even though I haven't had a boil over in a long while, I still put papers down when I boil, other wise you may need a jackhammer to clean up the mess.

haerbob3 wrote:add a drop of fermcap to the boil never had one

Same here. Fermcap works wonders.

Although, I've read that Fermcap is silicone-based and not intended for use in unfiltered beer. But, I'm thinking 1-2 drops per gallon (my dosing level) isn't exactly like chugging liquid plastic. I hope.

Never had any issues with it. The finished beer looks and tastes great, nice foam and clear as a sunny winter's day

I read that there is a concern that long time use of fermcap, because it's silicon-based, can result in the development of man breasts. Here's a picture of Joe Chiante either eating a sub sandwich or a luffa sitting out in his dingy. I'd be very careful if I were you.