Never had an issue with a beer not producing decent foam. We have single wall grundy serving tanks, without carb stones, so I typically cap and allow 5-6 psi to build naturally in the fermenter prior to crashing. After harvesting yeast, I put the fermenter to 15psi, and allow the beer to begin to carbonate via head pressure prior to transferring. Transfer with head pressure as well. No pumps. Then apply 11-15 psi (depending on the beer style) to the grundy, and within a day or two the beer is ready to serve. One of our more popular beers is carbonated, but little to no foam in the glass. I hate to have our servers spray foam into the glass and then draw it up to the top during the pour, but it is better than all the complaints I am getting. We have been serving this beer for a week or so, and its about 1/3 of the way through a 7bbl batch. Anything I can do? I bled out the head pressure, hooked our O2 stone to the bottom on a CO2 line and took the pressure back to 15psi. Perhaps just slightly better.
We did have to move this beer earlier than I wanted, so it didn't pick as much CO2 in the fermenter. Still though, it has carbonation. Any advice?
Thanks
Adam Orrick
Grove Street Brewhouse,
Shelton WA
We did have to move this beer earlier than I wanted, so it didn't pick as much CO2 in the fermenter. Still though, it has carbonation. Any advice?
Thanks
Adam Orrick
Grove Street Brewhouse,
Shelton WA
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