I haven't been around here much lately. All the typical busy life stuff, work, kids, school. Haven't brewed much either. It hasn't just been that, though. I though I had overcarbonated SEVERAL batches of beer, and hadn't been sampling my brews much either. Seemed every time I poured a drop of beer into my glass, the whole glass would fill up with foam.
Seriously, less than 2 oz of beer would completely fill the glass like spray-in insulation! Beer after beer I tried- same thing. I thought maybe it was something in the glass, so I would quickly rise one before pouring- little help. Then I tried popping the top several minutes before I planned to pour-which is a pain- still no help. This, coupled with my time constraints, pretty much had me not drinking homebrew, which in turn discouraged me from brewing.
Feel kinda silly now. I was rinsing out a glass and had to run off for a second, so I left the glass under running water for a few minutes (Yes I am a terrible water waster). Came back, pored the water out, but left the glass pretty wet, and attempted to pour a bottle of my Edworts Haus Pale. Perfect pour. It sure hit the spot after mowing. I really enjoyed that beer. Must have been a fluke, so after I enjoyed it, I pored another- perfect again. Well, then several more of different batches with the same good result.
I am not sure what it was, but something in my beer glasses had built up and caused my insta-foam beer pours. Even a good rinse and towel dry hadn't helped. I used to hand wash all of my glasses, then I got dishwasher lazy. Didn't have any immediate effects, but maybe something built up over time. I wish I new exactly what had done it, but I guess back to proper thorough hand washing for me, and brewing again- now that I can enjoy the fruits of my labor! :rockin:
Seriously, less than 2 oz of beer would completely fill the glass like spray-in insulation! Beer after beer I tried- same thing. I thought maybe it was something in the glass, so I would quickly rise one before pouring- little help. Then I tried popping the top several minutes before I planned to pour-which is a pain- still no help. This, coupled with my time constraints, pretty much had me not drinking homebrew, which in turn discouraged me from brewing.
Feel kinda silly now. I was rinsing out a glass and had to run off for a second, so I left the glass under running water for a few minutes (Yes I am a terrible water waster). Came back, pored the water out, but left the glass pretty wet, and attempted to pour a bottle of my Edworts Haus Pale. Perfect pour. It sure hit the spot after mowing. I really enjoyed that beer. Must have been a fluke, so after I enjoyed it, I pored another- perfect again. Well, then several more of different batches with the same good result.
I am not sure what it was, but something in my beer glasses had built up and caused my insta-foam beer pours. Even a good rinse and towel dry hadn't helped. I used to hand wash all of my glasses, then I got dishwasher lazy. Didn't have any immediate effects, but maybe something built up over time. I wish I new exactly what had done it, but I guess back to proper thorough hand washing for me, and brewing again- now that I can enjoy the fruits of my labor! :rockin: