I made a roasted chili ale by adding two roasted serrano and two anahiem chilis to an amber ale kit from lhbs. I have noticed that there is zero head. Has anybody else noticed that chilis kill head or should I be looking for another source?
No head on roasted chili ale?
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The chili beers that I have sampled have all had a slight head, but they dissipate very quickly. I recently made a Chocolate Jalapeno Stout which has a great creamy head which only last for a min or 2 at most. I'm sure the chocolate has a greater effect on the head retention than the chilis.
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Yeah, it makes sense. The oils from the chilis will kill the head on your beer. Your beer probably has the protien Z and LTP1 to form and sustain a head, but the oils are causing it to nor form, or dissipate quickly.
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