Wherry head

[jimny14]

I've been doing a Wherry kit recently, was happy how it fermented out stopped down at 1012. Its been bottled for a couple of weeks now, n I just couldn't resist finding out how its improving, just poured one out n its clearing nicely, and has the amount of fizz I was aiming for (didn't put too much sugar in, cos I don't like a fizzy fizzy beer). Quick question as this is the first Wherry i've attempted, its hardly got a head on it at all, n it goes very quickly. I quite like the taste of this beer (well hoping the metallic taste will mellow out, but should do over next few weeks i'm guessing). Is there anything I can do next time to this beer to make it get a better head? Hope someone can help. Cheers James

[EoinMag]

It probably has more to do with your glasses and using a dishwasher with rinse aid. Rinse your glass really well with just water before you use it and see does that improve the head retention, it should do.

[jimny14]

Thanks for the quick reply, unfortunately don't have a dishwasher, n always rinse my glasses so can't be that grr.

[thedeckking]

If the beer is coming out of the fridge too cold this could suppress the carbonation. Try sitting a bottle out at room temp for 10 min before you poor it.
Something else I've found is that my brew room (my wife calls it the utility ) is a bit colder at htis time of year so I have to leave my brews a bit longer to get a decent secondary fermentation.
Hope this helps.

[sidneybigbrew]

i agree with both the above posts
i had problems with head on my beer
until i rinsed my glass well and waited ten minutes before i cracked a bottle
iam sure there is a product called creamy top witch may help if the above cant
it might just need more time.....

hope this helps..

[jimny14]

Thanks, guys, i'll give it some extra time, n warm it up a bit before cracking the next bottle. Thanks for the advice. I;ll see how it is in a couple of weeks. Cheers everyone.

[scottmoss]

My Wherry has been the only beer I've done that actually has had a good head to the final sup but this was from my keg.