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Over the years I have heard numerous ways of washing your favorite beer glass so as to ensure a good head on every pour.

Dont use detergent, dont let the kids drink milk out of it, rinse it only, chill the glass, dont chill the glass??????


What is the general opinion on this please gents???

Peter

My method is probably not the bees knees, but I have never had problems with head deterioration:

1. Wash glasses before anything else in the kitchen, and with a clean sink.
2. Rinse with hot water
3. Wipe/scrub the glass with a clean wet sponge with a detergent squirt on it, and let soak for a bit to break down grease films
4. Rinse very well in very hot water
5. Drain then dry

I think simple detergent is cool so long as you rinse really well.

I recently saw a publican nearly resort to blows when a staff member went for a glass of cold milk

Dishwasher with all the normal glasses.

This topic has been done to death and each time i get into an argument over my philosophy.

Dont blame the glass for the lack of head on your beer, blame your brewing regime.

I am the laziest bastard when it comes to looking after my beer glasses yet the head climbs out of the glass every time.

Some people choose to buy fancy glasses with etchings on the bottom, i choose to pay attention to detail when it comes to brewing the beer in the first place.

FWIW - the glasses people use for maximum head are called 'The Headmaster'

More important for megaswill that has a high % of sugar added, not a prob for the all malt brewers!

drsmurto wrote:not a prob for the all malt brewers!

True, I have only ever had problems with too much head, sometimes alarmingly so with high-carbed APAs.

dishwasher,if the first is a little flat the second is fine

Bizier wrote:

drsmurto wrote:not a prob for the all malt brewers!

True, I have only ever had problems with too much head, sometimes alarmingly so with high-carbed APAs.

+1

I generally carb to around 1.6-1.8 volumes of CO2 and have no issues with head formation or retention. Mates last night did have a go at me with the beer temp of 10C. Keg fridge has been off for near on 6 weeks now.

maybe you could tell them to get their own beer then... i bloody would...

As for cleaning glassware... i put then first in the sink when i do the dishes, and rinse with clean hot water... no dramas...

wash then rinse well, only ever have problems with megaswills, which aren't really worth putting in a glass in the first place.

When I was over in Europe and staying at people's houses I noticed that they only swilled out the glass with cold water. (Everyone had their own glass, which is probably significant)
Head retention was good, day to day. Tried it here and it worked. The only factor upsetting this system is if fatty foods are consumed in the session. Then the glass gets scrubbed with very hot...close to boiling water. No detergents.
Cheers

For anyone that's interested, I just bought some "headmaster" glasses at $3.00 a pop ($17.90 for 6) from the brewmaster shop at Heidelberg.
Trying one now, seems to work really well. Just as well as my "Svyturys" glass brought back from Europe.
I was pricing glasses at the "reject" type of stores for a week or so and their prices of $2.00 to $2.50 for something that certainly didn't measure up to any standard makes the "headmaster" glass quite affordable.
Cheers
Svyturys
OOOOPS...it's "Brewcraft" not "brewmaster"

$3 a pop???

I can buy them for under $2 at the local hospitality store.....

I posted this on AHB already, and neglected this forum, but I found some german crystal beer glasses in 4 styles at Victorias Basement Auburn for $12 a box - making them $1-2 each!

I can say that the 2 kinds I got are a pleasure to drink from.

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