botigol
Well-Known Member
Hi everybody,
I brewed BierMuncher's Helles Belles, splitting the batch into three for experimenting with three yeasts: WY2206, WY2565 and WLP830. Last night I pulled a bottle of each, for a side-by-side comparison, and found that the Kolsch (WY2565) had great head retention, whereas the two lager yeasts had none. Both lager yeast samples foamed up at pouring, but then quickly died back down.
Given that they all came from the same wort, were lagered for the same period, primed for 2.4 volumes of CO2 and bottled at the same time, the only obvious variables are fermentation temperature and yeast. I haven't come across discussion of head retention in regards to either subject.
Any thoughts or experiences with these?
I brewed BierMuncher's Helles Belles, splitting the batch into three for experimenting with three yeasts: WY2206, WY2565 and WLP830. Last night I pulled a bottle of each, for a side-by-side comparison, and found that the Kolsch (WY2565) had great head retention, whereas the two lager yeasts had none. Both lager yeast samples foamed up at pouring, but then quickly died back down.
Given that they all came from the same wort, were lagered for the same period, primed for 2.4 volumes of CO2 and bottled at the same time, the only obvious variables are fermentation temperature and yeast. I haven't come across discussion of head retention in regards to either subject.
Any thoughts or experiences with these?