kombat
Well-Known Member
I had this discussion with my wife the other night, in describing the ingredients in a pale ale I made. I mentioned I had added 0.25 lbs of Carafoam for "head retention," and she asked why I would want my beer to have more, longer lasting head, and why enduring lacing on the glass was desirable.
In her mind, the less head, the better, because the foam just gets in the way of trying to drink the beer. When she pours a bottle of beer into a glass, she tries to produce as little foam as possible (none at all would be her idea of a "perfect pour").
I couldn't really give a good answer. The best I could offer was that a good head suggests the beer has good body, but I know there must be more to it than that.
Any opinions/answers?
In her mind, the less head, the better, because the foam just gets in the way of trying to drink the beer. When she pours a bottle of beer into a glass, she tries to produce as little foam as possible (none at all would be her idea of a "perfect pour").
I couldn't really give a good answer. The best I could offer was that a good head suggests the beer has good body, but I know there must be more to it than that.
Any opinions/answers?