Hefewizen head issue

b33rm3 · Oct 7, 2007

I just cracked open one of my hefewizens and noticed something odd, there is no head at all. Plenty carbed but no head

The grain bill

6# Pilsen
6# wheat malt
1# honey malt

mash
122 10 min
156 60 min

WLP 380

There was a huge krausen and fermented at 68 F

McKBrew · Oct 7, 2007

With wheat you should have decent head and retention. What about your serving glass? If it's washed in the dishwasher or has a soap residue of any sort it could be affecting the head.

Beerrific · Oct 7, 2007

How does that body feel? Thin or as expected?

Doing a protein rest with fully modified malts can actually make the beer thin and poor head retention. (http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/chapter14-4.html) I am not too sure that 10 minutes would do that though.

b33rm3 · Oct 7, 2007

Its a standard pint glass, it was washed in the dishwasher, but so are all my glasses and i get great head and retention with my mild ale and esb. and the mouthfeel is plenty thick.

RLinNH · Oct 8, 2007

b33rm3 said:
Its a standard pint glass, it was washed in the dishwasher, but so are all my glasses and i get great head and retention with my mild ale and esb. and the mouthfeel is plenty thick.

Try the beer in a Hand Washed, hand rinsed, and a hand dryed glass. I would be willing to bet that the glass you had had some soapy residue in it that killed the Head.

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