Lace - whats the story behind Lace

Why is this good? What makes good lace and why do people stive for "good lace".

They keep your sneakers on your feet and really good ones only need to be tied once a day. Go for flat laces versus round. The round ones come undone much easier.

I personally prefer leather, but there's another forum kicking around here somewhere where this debate is better hashed out...








Seriously, it's a sign of a strong head, really good head retention. It's the white foam that clings to the top of your glass as you down the pint. It's a thing of beauty and a matter of pride; don't you love it when you drink a beer that's got a nice head, one that's nice and tightly formed, nice and smooth and creamy, one that doesn't dissipate as soon as you take a drink?

OH - YOU FUNNY FUNNY MAN!

So - it is only a cosmetic thing? not a sign of some chemically accurate deal?

What do you mean by "chemically accurate"? There are ways to enhance head formation/lacing, things like using wheat malt, different mash schedules, I'm not positive but I suspect using beer gas in a kegging system will result in more lacing (since it promotes a creamier head).

I think I was just wondering if it is ONLY a cosmetic thing. Which is not a bad thing.

Here's a difficult to understand description:

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/4720389/description.html

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http://www.cbsbrew.com/Fiches/Fiches_html/Stabilfoam.html