ABV Motleybrew
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Does anyone have any ideas how I can get better head retention on more lightly hopped beers?
I've got about 30 BIAB batches under my belt so I'm not a complete noob, but I'm struggling to get good head (fnar)
The hoppy beers like IPAs arnt a problem, the foam sticks around all night! But things like lagers, kolsches, bocks, even heffes with 60% wheat just dont hold their head. I recently made a dunkelwiess with 50% wheat and the head was like pouring a glass of coke.
I've watched guys on youtube making lager from 100% pilsner and the head sticks round for ages, but when I copy the recipe I'd say mine lasts 2 minutes max!
I bottle my beer pretty fizzy (about 2.2 vol for lager & 3-3.5 for heffs), dont clean anything with detergent, dont get off flavours, tried different mash temps, different fermentation temps.... I'm at a total loss. The only way I can get good head retention is to stick loads on hops in, which ain't gunna do my helles any good.
Any suggestions?
I've got about 30 BIAB batches under my belt so I'm not a complete noob, but I'm struggling to get good head (fnar)
The hoppy beers like IPAs arnt a problem, the foam sticks around all night! But things like lagers, kolsches, bocks, even heffes with 60% wheat just dont hold their head. I recently made a dunkelwiess with 50% wheat and the head was like pouring a glass of coke.
I've watched guys on youtube making lager from 100% pilsner and the head sticks round for ages, but when I copy the recipe I'd say mine lasts 2 minutes max!
I bottle my beer pretty fizzy (about 2.2 vol for lager & 3-3.5 for heffs), dont clean anything with detergent, dont get off flavours, tried different mash temps, different fermentation temps.... I'm at a total loss. The only way I can get good head retention is to stick loads on hops in, which ain't gunna do my helles any good.
Any suggestions?