Questions tagged [head]

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How to affect the color of head

Is there a particular way to manipulate a grain bill to change the color of the head of a beer? Ie if you want an off-white head in an RIS as opposed to a brown head?
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How do I improve head retention?

Just opened a bottle conditioned "Belgian Black"-- delicious and well carbed. However, there is little no head on the pour and the lacing is pretty weak, too. How do I ensure good head retention?
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Saving head retention

I have head retention problems in an extract bock, and I've been working my way through the potential issues. It's in a keezer. Line is 3/16, length is 8ft Pressure is 14psi (I live at 5,000ft) Pour time is 8-9 seconds Fan circulates air Keezer is…
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How do I get head retention in dry beer?

Especially if I am extra brewing, and making a lower gravity beer, the ingredients (cara, crystal) that add mouthfeel and head retention also add too much sweetness. Thinking of a low gravity Belgium style (Blonde, Patersbier, etc), but this…
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Bad taste, no head

I just brewed my first beer. It's called Cascadian subduction, but I think it means more about the process than it does anything else. My problem is that there's no head, but there are bubbles. Also, the taste seems way off. To my novice opinion, it…
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Head on a brigalow homebrew

I've been testing out my brigalow homebrew! All the reviews I've found said its one of the worst kit beers out! Being my very first home brew... can't comment on comparison but can say that by tweaking the instructions a bit... I've now got a…