How do you keep a head on beer

How do you keep a head on your beer ? Every kit I've done all lager they lose there head very quickly,what am I doing wrong or is there anything to add to keep head on? Cheers

Using grains is the best way to improve the head. If you are making a kit you can steep some grains but lagers don't use grains you can steep. Or you can do a mini mash, where you soak base malts like pale malt, lager malt, pilsner malt at a temperate around 65-69C

Grains will improve the flavour, smell and the head of the beer.

Only use water to clean your glasses, no washing up liquid or dish washer tablets. Make sure you don't use any washing up liquid on your brewing gear either.

Drink it fast.

Actually I use washing up liquid on glasses and bottles. I rinse them though. No head issues at all.

I bung mine in the dishwasher and don't got no problems with getting and holding head.

Aside from contamination by detergents mentioned above, I think the main factor in preserving head on beer is the protein content of the beer, something determined by the grains used in making the wort. This is probably why AG methods produce such fantasic head retention. Adding some wheat really helps. I've been experimenting with wheat beer recently by adding about 25% of the total grain as wheat. the head is literally fantastic. At the bottom of the glass I have an inch of really tight, creamy foam and it can stay there for half an hour after I finished the beer, just sitting there tempting me to go and get another. It also has a fantastic taste. I'll try and take a photo next time I have a glass of that stuff and show you what I mean.

Using grain in your beer is a revelation. You will have to learn a bit more because it isn't just ready made coming out of a tin, but it isn't hard at all and a big pan doesn't cost much and neither does a suitable bag to put your grain's in. The raw materials of your beer will be at least half of what you pay for the cheaper kits and you can vary far more things to make your beer truly your own creation. I'd never thought it would be a practical thing to do until I read the famous thread about simple AG brewing. There is no comparison between what I made before and what I make now and it costs me about £1.50 gallon. Multiply that up to the 23 litre kit and your talking about £7 whereas a Cooper's kit is about £14. If you buy your grain and hops from people like Geterbrewed or The Home Brew Company, the materials costs are very competitive. The local HBS charges about twice the price for the same stuff.

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After eating my lunch and drinking the beer - about 15 minutes later ->

A little torrified wheat in an all-grain I have found very effective.