Zymurgrafi
Well-Known Member
Was reading this great book:
And it mentions that traditionally Scottish ales are served with a "tall font" which is distinctive from English hand pumped beer engines. Unfortunately it offers not too much info and no photos. The basics are it uses air pressure pushed directly into the cask (water turbine driven pump originally, electric compressor more modern) to drive the beer up to the faucet. There is also a sparkler as the "Scots unlike the English, favor a head on their ales." And lastly the flow rate is adjustable on the font to create a creamy head.
I would love to hear more information about this and definitely to see photos. Real ale really intrigues me sadly I do not get much opportunity to sample it commercially. It would love to learn about the Scottish variations on it.
Be cool to attempt to create a system like this some day too...
And it mentions that traditionally Scottish ales are served with a "tall font" which is distinctive from English hand pumped beer engines. Unfortunately it offers not too much info and no photos. The basics are it uses air pressure pushed directly into the cask (water turbine driven pump originally, electric compressor more modern) to drive the beer up to the faucet. There is also a sparkler as the "Scots unlike the English, favor a head on their ales." And lastly the flow rate is adjustable on the font to create a creamy head.
I would love to hear more information about this and definitely to see photos. Real ale really intrigues me sadly I do not get much opportunity to sample it commercially. It would love to learn about the Scottish variations on it.
Be cool to attempt to create a system like this some day too...