Posted: 8/21/2006 2:21:38 PM EDT
 After I pour myself a beer from my keg, there's about 3/4" of nice creamy foam for maybe three minutes... then it's gone. How long should it stick around before deflating to a thin, single layer of bubbles? |
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+1 on this, probably soap or some other left-behind thing is ruining the glass... Rinse out the glass real well, maybe try it with a paper towel or some other towel that hasen't been subjected to fabric softener and such.. Or you could just use a clear plastic cup...but that'd be sacreligous. |
I have a mug that I use for myself, that gets a few beers drank out of it, then rinsed several times with water, then turned upside down to drain and air-dry. Wouldn't that minimize soap problems? |
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Any trace of grease will kill it. Remnants of "Dawn", etc. will do the same. Supposedly the stuff you use in your dishwasher isn't nearly as bad. And your machine probably rinses it off better than washing at the sink. I had a Samuel Adams Ale the other night. The brew was gone before the head had a chance to collapse. 
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Hey, now wait a minute! I just read that baking soda was a good way to get glasses "beer clean." I rinsed my glass and washed it inside and out with a baking soda solution... I rinsed and did the water sheet test and it looked good. I then poured another beer - without allowing it to dry (there was a little water on the sides) and the head was worse than before! It was big, Coca-Cola looking bubbles that were gone in 30 seconds or so. Do you have to let your glasses dry before serving beer in them? I thought it was advisable to wet a glass before serving. |
| at the beer school in sea world, they said that any glass that was used to hold anything but beer has impurities that will never come off a glass. that is how you can tell if a glass has been used for drinks other than beer. the bubbles cling in spots rather than an even receding beer line after you drink it. |
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Depends--a force carbonated beer will have larger bubbles and retain the head less than a bottle conditioned ale. Clean your beer glasses with salt and hot water. I brewed a Pilsener that you could float a bottle cap on--all the way to the last sip... Other than that, head should last at least 20 minutes... |
