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Re: Head Question
« Reply #30 on: March 07, 2015, 06:37:08 am »
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, ) 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.

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Re: Head Question
« Reply #31 on: March 08, 2015, 01:51:44 pm »
Can't take credit for this one but the black IPA I just got from EBC is fantastic. Super thick creamy head.
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Re: Head Question
« Reply #32 on: March 08, 2015, 03:57:05 pm »
Are you sure that's not a root beer float?

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Re: Head Question
« Reply #33 on: March 08, 2015, 04:36:55 pm »
Are you sure that's not a root beer float?

yep.no carapils, no wheat.
Ken- Chagrin Falls, OH
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Re: Head Question
« Reply #34 on: March 26, 2015, 05:57:10 pm »
Here's my german pils head ... Mighty tasty froth

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Serving:        In Process:
Vienna IPA          O'Fest
Dort
Mead                 
Cider                         
Ger'merican Blonde
Amber Ale
Next:
Ger Pils
O'Fest

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Re: Head Question
« Reply #35 on: March 26, 2015, 06:35:26 pm »
Awesome looking.
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Re: Head Question
« Reply #36 on: March 27, 2015, 11:41:38 am »
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.
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