Spartan1979
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I was in Germany last fall and I noticed how many of the beers had a "Rocky" head. I usually get a nice creamy head on my beers, but rarely a rocky head. Anybody know what creates that kind of head?
What creates a "Rocky" head?
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mgrennie
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Not sure exactly what you mean, but the head on my BM's Black Pearl Porter could be described as such. Only beer I've made with a head like that.
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Spartan1979
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That's what I'm talking about! Although I doubt the Germans are adding cane sugar to their bier.
It seems that sometimes German domestic beers have much higer carbonation rates than the export varieties. I accidentally carbonated my Oktoberfest to 3 volumes of CO2 (using table sugar) and the head is super rocky. I also included a little raw barley to help with retention.
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