HEAD RETENTION + WATERY

[gregb]

...how do I get better head retention...
... last batch tasted rather watery with minimal taste....

What volume are you topping up to? Try topping up to 20 to 21 litres instead of the more common 23L.

Cheers,
Greg

[billybushcook]

Doc & Gym,
How about you guys stop posting pics of full beers (any mug can bounce a head on a beer ) & get with the program. HEAD RETENTION!!
The Topic!
How well do they cling to the glass after being drank, you should be able to see the rings from each mouth full.
& the whole point of these posts is that it has less to do with the ingredients & more about how glasses are washed, stored & chilled?

Focus guys, Focus!

Mick.

[Gym_]

Nar my post had nothing to do with the head on my beer …
I just thought id beter show u what a real mans glass looks like seeing you were both using little girlie glass’s …
Spoz that was a shandy to was it Mick ? LOL
J/K

[billybushcook]

Spoz that was a shady to was it Mick

Your sounding a little shady Gym?? LOL

I'm assuming you meant Shandy?

Mick.

[Gym_]

Bloody yank spell checks thats how i spelt it in the 1st place and this stuped yank crap said NO thats not it ..

[svyturys]

more about how glasses are washed, stored & chilled?

A good call there. There is a thread somewhere on the site about ways of cleaning glasses. I agree wholeheartedly that a bad glass can ruin a beer.
On the other hand there were two questions in the original post.

One was about flavour and the other one was about head retention.

The one about flavour is definitely about ingredients.

point of these posts is that it has less to do with the ingredients

My two bob's worth about the glass and glass cleaning is simple.
1) The shape of the glass influences the pour. Euro lager glasses are slightly indented at the top. Ale glasses are a little more open at the top.

2) I wash in extremely hot tap water, nothing else. An alternative is to quickly rinse in cold water. This seems to leave a residue which provides a clinging surface for the next pour. Downside of that is that the glass will slowly discolour over time.

Cheers