creamy until settles

[Farmer]

Certain beers, such as Guinness draught have a creamy appearance when first poured. As they sit for a minute the creaminess "settles" from bottom to top and forms the head. What causes this and is it possible to accomplish in homebrewing?

I'm pretty sure Guinness stout doesn't do this. I think the beers that do, have a "widget" in the can.

 

[Fatabbot]

I thought Malto-Dextrin helped give it a creamy head.

 

[olllllo]

A combination of nitrogen and CO2 (called beer gas). You need a different faucet as well.
I'm just getting a system set-up. I only lack the Nitro tank right now.

See this post starting at 5. It describes a DIY way to imitate a nitrogen pour.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7465

 

[Farmer]

Great, thanks for the link.