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Robin54 · Aug 27, 2016

Hi all
Hoping you are enjoying all this hot weather?
My question...
I made an AG SMASH - the only grain being Maris Otter. The beer tastes great but its as flat as a pancake. Is there a grain (or other ingredient) I can add that will produce head and aid head retention???

BeerCat · Aug 27, 2016

Lol, yeah lovely sunshine here especially if you are a duck. Torrified Wheat is good or sometimes i just use 10% malted wheat, it will clear. Lots of people use Carapils for head retention.

Hoddy · Aug 27, 2016

But if it's flat then you need to look at your carbonation. Irrespective if you used some head retention grains like carapils, wheat etc.

What/how much bottling sugar did you add at bottling?

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Robin54 · Aug 27, 2016

Hoddy said:
But if it's flat then you need to look at your carbonation. Irrespective if you used some head retention grains like carapils, wheat etc.

What/how much bottling sugar did you add at bottling?

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Very flat tea spoon sugar for a 500ml bottle.

Hoddy · Aug 27, 2016

So if it's flat. And not holding a head then your short on yeast or it's not had enough carb time (2 weeks at 19oC).

If it's got no fizz and you've added sugar then it's defo a leak/yeast prob.

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BeerisGOD · Aug 27, 2016

how long have you left it to carb up in 20-24c temp Robin?

sounds like you used the correct amount of priming sugar.

TW is what I brewed with with my first PM. just hoping I live to tell the tale

Robin54 · Aug 27, 2016

BeerisGOD said:
how long have you left it to carb up in 20-24c temp Robin?

sounds like you used the correct amount of priming sugar.

TW is what I brewed with with my first PM. just hoping I live to tell the tale

Its been at leat 2 weeks now, and it not exactly been cold. Ill open another tonite and see whats its like.
Never had a carb problem in the past.

BeerisGOD · Aug 27, 2016

theres a thread I just posted recently on about aiding Head, ul see it if u check soonish. it requires a syringe though which ive left a link for.
im not totally sure on if uv left it long enough though, im sure u already know another two weeks at a colder/room temp is required for the finished procuct. but saying that I personally (like u) thought the 2 weeks in the warm was the main purpose for carbing.
I have read some forums (maybe this one) that sometimes another week in a warmer temp will help..

Robin54 · Aug 27, 2016

Im thinking Ive under carbed, deliberately probably, because the weather is so hot.
Just opened a new one and stuck it in one of those funny etched glasses and have a lovely head, so its me being paranoid

chuffer · Aug 30, 2016

I now always make a point of rinsing pint glasses with cold water before pouring beer into them just in case there's even a trace of washing up liquid on there that will kill the head in an instead (as well as making your beer taste grimmer than usual)

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