Is Guinness lighter than light beer?

[Kev]

When you pour Guinness and a light beer into the same cup, the Guinness goes on top. Is it actually lighter, or is it just because the nitrogen is lighter than carbon?

 

[ElFenix]

you know that plastic ball in the guiness can that has the nitrogen in it? that is called a widget

 

[KEV1N]

Something to do with specific gravity?

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
you know that plastic ball in the guiness can that has the nitrogen in it? that is called a widget

And was voted by the Britons to be the greatest invention of the last 40 years, bar none.

 

[conjur]

mmmm....black and tan.

:beer:

 

[konichiwa]

Less density.

 

[Lola]

dunno about lighter, but sure tastes better!
Guinness is great!:beer:

 

[Tom]

if i wanted some nitorgem ohow do i get all of the other stuff out of it so i end up with just nitorgen ?

 

[fatalbert]

actually, in a black and tan, the Guinness is layered on top, but if left it will sink to the bottom, because it is more dense then Bass

or Harp if you make a half and half

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate

Originally posted by: ElFenix
you know that plastic ball in the guiness can that has the nitrogen in it? that is called a widget

And was voted by the Britons to be the greatest invention of the last 40 years, bar none.

Hard to argue with that.

 

[mpitts]

link

Fletcher found that as Guinness was poured into a glass, a large number of bubbles rose from the bottom, dragging liquid up with them. Because of the stout's viscosity, the center bubbles rose faster than the outer bubbles, then moved toward the outside of the glass and down. ''For small bubbles, the drag effect is larger than the buoyancy effect. The drag wins and the small bubbles get dragged down,'' he explained. Fletcher and Bergin have since traded research and believe the scientific data could have future applications in the brewing fermentation process.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

black and tans are poured in a way that leaves the 2 beers layered. Usually a spoon is placed in the glass on top of the other beer to divert the flow in a more horizontal direction.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Dead Parrot Sketch
if i wanted some nitorgem ohow do i get all of the other stuff out of it so i end up with just nitorgen ?

Buy some liquid nitrogen.

 

[aircooled]

drink guinness