Fermenting brew head

[RichardG]

Okay, I've got a brew in the FV which I did last Friday using S-04 yeast. It's sat at 20C and smells great. My query is that, when I checked the day after pitching it had developed a lovely, thick, cream head on it. Great thinks I! Thing is, it's still there! Should I be concerned about this, or is it 'one of those things' that can happen?

[boingy]

That's absolutely fine, dandy and normal.
In a day or two the head will sink back into the beer and fermentation will start to slow down.

[RichardG]

Cheers boingy. I'd assumed it was fine, but I've never seen a head last as long as this which is what occassioned the questioned. Thanks for the reassurance.

[boingy]

If the head is still there in April, I probably lied to you.....

[RichardG]

Actually boingy (or anyone else for that matter!) I do have a follow up question regarding this. I checked the gravity over the weekend, and it was down to 1.012. So that's fine so far. However, the head hasn't changed in anyway. Now, I'm not concerned about that for now, but I plan to bottle this brew at the end of the week as it'll have been going for two weeks. What should I do about the head then? Should I leave it, or stir it in, or what? Any advice would be most welcome. Cheers!

[Parva]

Leave it and stop draining / syphoning before it gets sucked into the tap / pipe. Stirring it in is definitely going to be bad.

[boingy]

It is quite unusual to have such a large head for so long. If the SG is still decreasing each day you should probably hold off bottling until it has been static for a couple of days.

Either way, as Parva says, don't stir in the head.

[RichardG]

Okay guys, many thanks for that. I'll check the gravity a few times over the weekend and see what I get. Either way, I'll ensure I don't siphon the head into the bottles. Cheers!