Guys, I've brewed this before and I know another brewer who has done a few of them. It's Randy Moshers 'Dicks Elixir wheat porter'. I love it but the head disappears completely immediately after the pour. Can anyone tell me why and if it can be fixed, how? This would be perfect if it could hold its head!!
Here's the recipe:
2.3kg wheat malt
1.8kg Munich
1.4kg lager malt
0.7kg medium crystal
0.227kg porridge oats toasted in oven at 150c for 40mins until brown and smelling of cookies
0.17kg black patent malt
14g northern brewer 7% 90mins
14g northern brewer 7% 10mins
10g santiam 6.5% 10mins
One hour mash at 66.5C
thanks!
porridge oats screwing up head retention?
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Re: porridge oats screwing up head retention?
No, oats in any form improve body, mouthfeel, head=retention and lace, not the other way around. I'd try increasing the mash temp 1 or 2 degrees to leave some chains unconverted.
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weiht
Re: porridge oats screwing up head retention?
Do u keg? I'm guess maybe its more a packaging and transferring issue than recipe. Thats enough wheat to encourage a nice head
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Lars
Re: porridge oats screwing up head retention?
Thanks guys, I recently bottled(always bottle) a dr smurtos ttl clone and it's got crap head retention too. I did notice when in the bottling bucket and the light hit it what looked like a tiny shine on top of it like what you'd see from oil on water. I never use detergents or cleaners on my kit, just elbow grease and hot water. I'm wondering could I have an issue with my equipment....
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weiht
Re: porridge oats screwing up head retention?
Could be, but there's only 1 way to find out. Try washing the bucket next time round.