What the best DIY antifoaming agent?

[Anavrin]

Hi Guys

What can I use that I may already have? I've heard of people using butter, oil etc as an antifoaming agent

[vino-tinto]

Any cooking oil will do just nicely, I use 1 tsp in 25L of wash

[Almanac]

If you're looking at something you may already have I'm stuck at butter or vegetable oil, both of which I detest because they make my still grungy so I don't use them.

Afraid your kinda stuck with Distillers Conditioner either from a HBS or a commercial supplier.

AM

[YHB]

Butter comes out of my wifes budget, distillers conditioner would come out of mine - no brainer.

[Fil]

Internet fable alert!!

i did read somewhere that the bottles of still spirits conditioner contains the same chemical as found in some popular US brands of gripe water?????

[vino-tinto]

If you're looking at something you may already have I'm stuck at butter or vegetable oil, both of which I detest because they make my still grungy so I don't use them.

Good point A, I use a pot head for a strip run on my T500 so its easy to clean up, but if someone uses a keg and column it could be a bit yucky.

[Anavrin]

Well I've just dosed 38lts of my grain/rice/sugar thing with 2 tea spoons of crisp n dry, my boilers 50lt so it's looking quite full!

I'll take it slow to be on the safe side

[vino-tinto]

Well I've just dosed 38lts of my grain/rice/sugar thing with 2 tea spoons of crisp n dry, my boilers 50lt so it's looking quite full!

I'll take it slow to be on the safe side

Rape seed oil, known as Crisp n Dry is my choice also, I find it breaks down with washing up liquid quite well when it comes to cleaning

[Anavrin]

I'd heard people say to use rape seed oil, I always assumed it was one of them fancy oils that come in small bottles, never realised I had 2 litres of it next to my cooker :-)

I went looking for the gripe water but we must have used it all up, that's definately worth investigating if it is the same thing.

Anyway, I run my 38litres plus 2 teaspoons of crisp n dry with no problems, even run it a little harder than I originally planed so all is well :-)

[fuf]

This is the best I have found http://www.discountbrew.co.uk/index.php ... itioner%20 and you only need a couple of drops to treat 25litres.

[Almanac]

Same was also posted here viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2729&hilit=Antischaum some time ago.

Seems like a good buy for anyone who prefers to use an Antifoam agent instead of oil or butter and if you're also getting other items to cover the postage.

AM

[Anavrin]

Here's the ingredients for crisp n dry




Actually says it has an anti foamimg agent

[Almanac]

Jaysus Who'd have thunk it, I'm pretty sure that's the stuff I've been buying...without the Rapeseed Oil added

AM

[Easydrinker]

Don't know about you all,but I find that E ingredient dis-comforting.

I'll conceed that there is probably an official E number for regular butter too,if you use that to anti-foam.

One of my reasons for home distilling is to keep the rubbish away from my product.

Maybe I've developed paranoia.
Or maybe they really are coming to take me away,ahah,hee,hee
Robert.

[Myles]

Silicone based hot tub anti foam. Typicaly 5 or 6 pound a litre.