Head Question

[wort-h.o.g]

How’s this for head…my Dunkelweizen.

Mighty damn fine !  Looks great.

some beers give better than others 

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

I’ve noticed that. Not all created equal. So to speak.

[majorvices]

How’s this for head…my Dunkelweizen.

nice! What vol co2 did you charge it too?

[wort-h.o.g]

@majorvices

How’s this for head…my Dunkelweizen.

nice! What vol co2 did you charge it too?

its bottled and i targeted 3.8vol

[erockrph]

@majorvices

How’s this for head…my Dunkelweizen.

nice! What vol co2 did you charge it too?

its bottled and i targeted 3.8vol

Hope you have some heavy-duty bottles. Or chain mail…

But seriously, that’s a damn nice looking brew.

[wort-h.o.g]

@erockrph

@majorvices

How’s this for head…my Dunkelweizen.

nice! What vol co2 did you charge it too?

its bottled and i targeted 3.8vol

Hope you have some heavy-duty bottles. Or chain mail…

But seriously, that’s a damn nice looking brew.

yes i had posted asking about how far i could push a 22oz bomber…turns out pretty far. not a single bomb.

EDIT: this is the batch i used 1lb of flaked kamut

[BairsBrewing]

I have been using carapils in my AG batches for the past year. I usually go 10% of the grain bill.  I get very good head (beer gutter minds, [emoji482]) when it’s properly carbonated.

[pete_baker (pete b)]

How’s this for head…my Dunkelweizen.

I want that beer in that glass RIGHT NOW!

[wort-h.o.g]

How’s this for head…my Dunkelweizen.

I want that beer in that glass RIGHT NOW!

i think it was love at first  beer when i hit feet down in Germany.

[denny]

@BairsBrewing

I have been using carapils in my AG batches for the past year. I usually go 10% of the grain bill.  I get very good head (beer gutter minds, [emoji482]) when it’s properly carbonated.

I guess this is a good time to post this again…http://byo.com/stories/article/indices/35-head-retention/697-getting-good-beer-foam-techniques . In a well brewed and fermented beer, you can get tremendous foam without adding carapils, wheat, etc.  Look at Duvel for an example.  Nothing but pils malt and sugar, but has foam that most homebrewers can’t achieve.

[majorvices]

@denny

@BairsBrewing

I have been using carapils in my AG batches for the past year. I usually go 10% of the grain bill.  I get very good head (beer gutter minds, [emoji482]) when it’s properly carbonated.

I guess this is a good time to post this again…http://byo.com/stories/article/indices/35-head-retention/697-getting-good-beer-foam-techniques . In a well brewed and fermented beer, you can get tremendous foam without adding carapils, wheat, etc.  Look at Duvel for an example.  Nothing but pils malt and sugar, but has foam that most homebrewers can’t achieve.

Agree. If anyone has looked at some of the pics I have posted in the last few days all those beers had excellent foam, and none of them used wheat, cara pils or cara foam. One of the keys to getting excellent foam is proper carbonation, which can be especially challenging to dial in if you are bottle conditioning.

[wort-h.o.g]

Can’t take credit for this one but the black IPA I just got from EBC is fantastic. Super thick creamy head.

[flbrewer]

Are you sure that’s not a root beer float?

[wort-h.o.g]

@flbrewer

Are you sure that’s not a root beer float?

yep.no carapils, no wheat.

[wort-h.o.g]

Here’s my german pils head … Mighty tasty froth

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

Awesome looking.

[ynotbrusum]

Interestingly, I have gone to pouring off keg into small pitchers and filling my 10 oz. nonics (my typical serving size glass - I gave up on shaker size long ago) from the pitcher.  If someone pulls a small glass like the 10 oz nonic straight from the tap, it is a waiting game to get to the beer…and that is at 10-12 psi.  A larger glass works a bit better, but pouring from the pitcher gives a quicker “nicely headed” glass of beer.