Homebrew Report #250976 **UPDATE** this beer kicks ass

[RaDragon]

Sounds interesting! Do show us pics of the final product! 🙂

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

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[RaynorWolfcastle]

question for you HomeBrewerDude: how do you get the beer's head to be more creamy and long lived? Does it just get that way with age? I can't get a stout to come out with a nice creamy head 🙁

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
question for you HomeBrewerDude: how do you get the beer's head to be more creamy and long lived? Does it just get that way with age? I can't get a stout to come out with a nice creamy head 🙁

head retention: you can control this by using certain adjunct grains. Carapils should give you some better head retention, about .5 pounds per 5 gallons batch should make a difference. you can also use wheat.

head color: i don't think there is much you can do about this

however, it could be your glassware. make sure your mugs are clean and free of any soaps or oils.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: misle
Hey HomeBrewerDude! I have a question for you:
I've tried several stouts and dark beers and they all have a "Soy Sauce" taste to them (even Guinness). The worst one was Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. What would cause this Soy Sauce taste?

I know exactly what you mean about Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout, some friends and I were drinking it one day and decided that it definitely tasted like soy sauce but we just thought we were going crazy. It's good to hear that we aren't the only ones who are crazy.