Holy Water - Heads Gone!

Discussion in 'Recipes for Feedback' started by Toombstone, Jul 11, 2018.

  1. Toombstone

    Toombstone New Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2016
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    3
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Director of Services
    #1 Toombstone, Jul 11, 2018
    2. Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!
  2. Toombstone

    Toombstone New Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2016
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    3
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Director of Services
    #2 Toombstone, Jul 11, 2018
    Very little lacing too.
     
  3. Ozarks Mountain Brew

    Ozarks Mountain Brew Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 20, 2012
    Messages:
    8,080
    Likes Received:
    5,329
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    IT Managment
    Location:
    The Ozark Mountains of Missouri
    #3 Ozarks Mountain Brew, Jul 11, 2018
    could be a lot of things, could be the bottle and the glass, could be low protein, the list goes on
     
  4. Hawkbox

    Hawkbox Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2017
    Messages:
    4,513
    Likes Received:
    4,164
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    IT Manager
    Location:
    Edmonton
    #4 Hawkbox, Jul 11, 2018
    The priest blessing it wasn't a high enough level?
     
    Toombstone likes this.
  5. Trialben

    Trialben Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2016
    Messages:
    12,753
    Likes Received:
    17,022
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Pest control tech
    Location:
    Palmwoods QLD
    #5 Trialben, Jul 11, 2018
    Its got a fair bit of wheat in there which is what i add for head retention at 800g thats plenty. Try a dextrin rest 70-71 centigrade for 20 min at end of next mash and see if this helps.

    Oh hows your carbonation
     
  6. Toombstone

    Toombstone New Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2016
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    3
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Director of Services
    #6 Toombstone, Jul 11, 2018
    So if I hit the numbers, you can see low protein in my recipe?
     
  7. Toombstone

    Toombstone New Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2016
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    3
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Director of Services
    #7 Toombstone, Jul 12, 2018
    Carbonation is good, 15 psi for 2 weeks at 5 degrees c. I will try your mash recommendation next time. Cheers.
     
  8. J A

    J A Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2016
    Messages:
    3,878
    Likes Received:
    3,321
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Austin, Texas
    #8 J A, Jul 12, 2018
    Nothing in the recipe looks off. Could be Diacetyl or soap/oil contamination. That's a common side-effect of both problems. Bad sanitation anywhere along the line, even as far along as serving hoses, can cause diacetyl. Film from some cleaners in bottles or glasses can cause trouble. Any sort of oil in the vessels can be problematic, too. I dropped a spring clamp into a batch of bock once and boiled it a while before I could fish it out and that beer never retained head at all.
     
    Toombstone likes this.
  9. Ozarks Mountain Brew

    Ozarks Mountain Brew Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 20, 2012
    Messages:
    8,080
    Likes Received:
    5,329
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    IT Managment
    Location:
    The Ozark Mountains of Missouri
    #9 Ozarks Mountain Brew, Jul 12, 2018
    high alcohol or fermenting too much can cause this also so like an infection and 5% beer turned into an 8% leads to hardly any head
     
  10. Nosybear

    Nosybear Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2012
    Messages:
    10,140
    Likes Received:
    8,078
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Aurora, CO, USA
    #10 Nosybear, Jul 12, 2018
    I'm going to go with some kind of soap/lipid problem. Nothing wrong with the recipe - it should be viscous enough and have plenty of protein to form and hold a head. Otherwise, maybe some kind of infection eating up dextrines but that would be noticeable otherwise,..

    I'm interested in theories about this because I taste a lot of very thin, headless homebrew. Mostly accompanied by a harsh flavor.
     
    J A likes this.
  11. Toombstone

    Toombstone New Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2016
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    3
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Director of Services
    #11 Toombstone, Jul 12, 2018
    Thank you :)
     

Share This Page

arrow_white