no head

[teh_pelt]

i've got a problem with my last batches of beer, i have no head. i'm pouring out of the taps on the front of my kegorator, into chilled glasses. i force carbonated to 15 psi, shook damn well. lines were cleaned before i switched kegs. the beer is carbonated. but when i pour it i have no head. does anyone know whats causeing this, and how i can fix it?

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

How are you brewing the beer? Have you had beers that had head before? This sounds like a brewing related concern rather than an equipment concern.

 

[gruntingfrog]

It can also be an issue with residue in the glasses. If you wash them in the dishwasher, and have JetDry stuff, it leaves a film on the glass that almost entirely kills the head.

Try washing a glass by hand, rinse very well and let it air dry.
Then see if you still get no head.

Otherwise, as Cheyco said, it could be an issue with the recipe that you used.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Hand wash and rinse with cold water.

 

[teh_pelt]

oddly enough when i got on today i was gonna post that exact thing, the glasses i was using were from the dishwasher, but i ran out and had to hand wash some and, vuala! heads back. then i was gonna ask why, but it seems you guys beat me to it.

also sorry but i think i did place this is the wrong section. thats my bad guys, i'll try not to do it again.

 

[homebrewer_99]

No problem here. As long as we helped you solve your problem we're all happy!

 

[Glibbidy]

Hand wash and rinse with cold water.

Without Soap!

 

[homebrewer_99]

Without Soap!

Yes, ...

 

[mysterio]

Time to wheel out this link:

http://byo.com/departments/1410.html

 

[homebrewer_99]

Good article.

 

[budbo]

The no head problem started for me about a year after I got married

 

[the_bird]

.... about two weeks after the honeymoon...

(do blowjob jokes EVER get stale?)

 

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