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Offline Seoan

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Stout head color
« on: March 03, 2022, 03:18:18 pm »
Brewed, kegged, and tapped my first stout recently. Head is darker than I expected; I’d almost call it brown.  Would that seem normal from the following grain bill?

7 lb Maris Otter
2 lb Flaked Barley
1.25 lb Roasted Barley

It has not aged in the keg yet, but I pulled half a pint to check carbonation.
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Offline HopDen

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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2022, 03:21:59 pm »
Quote from: Seoan on March 03, 2022, 03:18:18 pm
Brewed, kegged, and tapped my first stout recently. Head is darker than I expected; I’d almost call it brown.  Would that seem normal from the following grain bill?

7 lb Maris Otter
2 lb Flaked Barley
1.25 lb Roasted Barley

It has not aged in the keg yet, but I pulled half a pint to check carbonation.


W/O a pic not sure but it may be sediment from bottom of keg being the first pull. A brown color wouldn't be abnormal though in my opinion.
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2022, 03:51:21 pm »
The head on stouts is often a mahogany color.
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2022, 06:37:54 am »
Quote from: Seoan on March 03, 2022, 03:18:18 pm
Brewed, kegged, and tapped my first stout recently. Head is darker than I expected; I’d almost call it brown.  Would that seem normal from the following grain bill?

7 lb Maris Otter
2 lb Flaked Barley
1.25 lb Roasted Barley

It has not aged in the keg yet, but I pulled half a pint to check carbonation.

A brown head would be too dark in my opinion.  "Brown", to me, would be just slightly lighter than the color of the beer.

That's a pretty standard Stout grain bill (give or take) and should produce a tan/off white/cream color.  Maybe we are using different words to describe the same thing, so like Hop Den said, a picture would be helpful.
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Offline Seoan

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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2022, 08:04:02 am »
https://flic.kr/p/2n6GaSF

Sorry. I don’t know how to get the pic to display here.
« Last Edit: March 04, 2022, 08:06:44 am by Seoan »
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2022, 08:10:18 am »
Not unusual
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2022, 08:15:43 am »
I agree.  Looks good to me.  Too good, actually.

Cheers!
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2022, 08:27:38 am »
I also have a Stout on tap. The foam on my beers look very similar to yours. Cheers!
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2022, 08:51:18 am »
It looks (and sounds, by grainbill) excellent.  Enjoy!
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2022, 01:46:42 pm »
So here is mine for comparison. Barrel aged but that doesn’t make any difference.


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Offline Seoan

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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2022, 03:14:25 pm »
Quote from: HopDen on March 04, 2022, 01:46:42 pm
So here is mine for comparison. Barrel aged but that doesn’t make any difference.


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Looks great! Now I just have to figure out how to get pics to show up without having to follow an external link!
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2022, 03:48:34 pm »
Quote from: Seoan on March 04, 2022, 03:14:25 pm
Quote from: HopDen on March 04, 2022, 01:46:42 pm
So here is mine for comparison. Barrel aged but that doesn’t make any difference.


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Looks great! Now I just have to figure out how to get pics to show up without having to follow an external link!

I use the Tapatalk app on my phone.
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2022, 07:32:53 pm »
Quote from: Seoan on March 04, 2022, 08:04:02 am
https://flic.kr/p/2n6GaSF

Sorry. I don’t know how to get the pic to display here.

That actually pretty awesome. That is exactly what I hope to see when I pour a stout.
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2022, 07:27:37 am »
Mine always come out with a tan head like the above photo. Thats a lot of roast though. How did it taste?
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Re: Stout head color
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2022, 05:03:58 am »
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