Brewday 27/05/07 Thorshead

[Vossy1]

He blows bubbles in it through a straw

How did you guess

Hello J_P,

No special attachments. Using the taps I've got from Norm, if I push the tap lever backward it creates a head on my pint
This ale has a lovely creamy head on it with far smaller bubbles than all previous ales so far, bar Old Rambler

On a seperate note

I went to the pub the other day and had a pint from a glass which had 'active sites' on the bottom of the glass.
They looked like tiny white paint spots. Right down to the last mouthful there was a lovely head on my pint due to the constant stream of small bubbles from these active sites....

I'll be getting me some of these glasses

[J_P]

I think I've seen them, they're just laser etchings on the bottom of the glass aren't they?

Could be a worthy purchase

[delboy]

I think I've seen them, they're just laser etchings on the bottom of the glass aren't they?

Could be a worthy purchase

Nah just drink it out of a dirty glass for the same affect

Supposedly in a perfectly clean glass you wouldn't get any bubbles, cause there wouldn't be any place for nucleation of the bubbles to occur.
All my beers bubble ergo i must keep a dirty house

[anomalous_result]

Supposedly in a perfectly clean glass you wouldn't get any bubbles, cause there wouldn't be any place for nucleation of the bubbles to occur.

I thought even clean glass had a certain amount of roughness to it, that's what insects use to 'stick' to it. Maybe this isn't rough enough for bubbles.

I went to the pub the other day and had a pint from a glass which had 'active sites' on the bottom of the glass.
They looked like tiny white paint spots. Right down to the last mouthful there was a lovely head on my pint due to the constant stream of small bubbles from these active sites....

Those glasses are called 'headkeepers' round my way. Most commonly found on lager glasses they have the logo or some witticism written in the bottom.

[TC2642]

Supposedly in a perfectly clean glass you wouldn't get any bubbles, cause there wouldn't be any place for nucleation of the bubbles to occur.

I thought even clean glass had a certain amount of roughness to it, that's what insects use to 'stick' to it. Maybe this isn't rough enough for bubbles.

I went to the pub the other day and had a pint from a glass which had 'active sites' on the bottom of the glass.
They looked like tiny white paint spots. Right down to the last mouthful there was a lovely head on my pint due to the constant stream of small bubbles from these active sites....

Those glasses are called 'headkeepers' round my way. Most commonly found on lager glasses they have the logo or some witticism written in the bottom.

my Duvel and Chimay Glasses have these aswell, but it's usually the brewery's logo in the centre of the glass. Quite good for keeping the aroma coming out through the beer.

[Vossy1]

my Duvel and Chimay Glasses have these aswell, but it's usually the brewery's logo in the centre of the glass. Quite good for keeping the aroma coming out through the beer.

These glasses seem to have a lot of benefits to me...I'll definately be acquiring a few

[Vossy1]

Looks good Voss, get it chilled down a bit it'll be different all over again, you'll be raving about it tomorrow.

You were right Wez

With a third of the corny gone the nutty taste has mellowed and it isn't as strong, which suits me
The first couple of pints from my corny's always exhibit harsher/stronger tastes than the rest of the corny
Very nice ale

[Vossy1]

[Wez]

Nice one V1