Cask Ale from An American Standpoint

[Fil]

Never had a flat pint and ive been suppin beers shoulder to shoulder with the beardy wierdy CAMRA types for a while now..

granted you get a head out of the funny end of spout things up north and a pint down this neck may be liquid to the rim, but there is always life in the beer. (never sussed out why the so called tight fisted northerners want co2 in the top of their glasses n not beer??)

Thing is OP sounds like your well on the way to pouring your own perfect pint..
depends on the yeasts but if you cool the beer to the minimum the yeast will work at conditioning, you could encourage more condition to be retained without over priming, a poly pin wont hold a lot of pressure so i would avoid priming with a similar quantity you would use in a pressure barrel.

I think you will be very happy with the results from the pump/polypin combo and moderate priming for condition.

 

[dennisking]

a poly pin wont hold a lot of pressure

A few photos pre-hand pump days when I primed. Kept plenty of gas right to the last pint. The photo of the pint was the second form last out of the pin.

 

[evanvine]

Bloody hell, that looks like it's about to take off or go Bang!
Thought polypins were meant to collapse in on themselves as you extracted the beer. :wha:

 

[Aleman]

Bloody hell, that looks like it's about to take off or go Bang!
Thought polypins were meant to collapse in on themselves as you extracted the beer. :wha:

They were Primed . . .When full you have to spend a lot of time venting them . . . Or pulling pints at regular intervals

 

[sam.k]

So if your having them with a beer engine you don't need to prime?

 

[evanvine]

So if your having them with a beer engine you don't need to prime?

But you do need to evacuate ALL the air!

 

[dennisking]

So if your having them with a beer engine you don't need to prime?

I don't prime with the hand pump as I find the "pressure" created by the pump, without a sparkler give all the like and conditon I need. This suits me, other may want more carbonation

 

[sam.k]

That's intresting, I think the wife would kill me if I installed a beer engine in the kitchen.

 

[boozy_shoes]

(never sussed out why the so called tight fisted northerners want co2 in the top of their glasses n not beer??)

1. Because sacrificing that bit of beer for the head keeps the rest of the pint carbonated throughout drinking.
2. We can afford to let that bit of the pint go and still get better value as everything is cheaper up here.
3. The slightly smaller measure makes it quicker to drink minimising the chance of the wife finding out that you're not just walking the whippet.
4. Everything needs some sort of topping, hence pastry pie lids, dumplings and flat caps.

 

[graysalchemy]

The slightly smaller measure makes it quicker to drink minimising the chance of the wife finding out that you're not just walking the whippet.

In the good old days you got oversized pint glasses anyway.

A sparkled beer also gets the aroma flowing. Taste is a two part process not only the gustatory perception on the tongue but also the olfactory stimulation from the aroma. hence sparkled beer has more flavour :grin: :grin: .

 

[evanvine]

Does "gustatory" mean you've got wind?

 

[graysalchemy]

No but drinking vast quantities of beer to test your gustatory perception will cause wind.

 

[calumscott]

(never sussed out why the so called tight fisted northerners want co2 in the top of their glasses n not beer??)

1. Because sacrificing that bit of beer for the head keeps the rest of the pint carbonated throughout drinking.

Someone's been spinning you a line there. Creating the head takes a decent amount of CO2 out of the beer. A non-headed pint from the same line will always be fizzier at the bottom. Simple fact is it's all aesthetics, a lovely tight creamy-white head just looks so appetising and everyone knows that if it looks great, it tastes better.

2. We can afford to let that bit of the pint go and still get better value as everything is cheaper up here.

True. :)

3. The slightly smaller measure makes it quicker to drink minimising the chance of the wife finding out that you're not just walking the whippet.

Very true! :lol:

4. Everything needs some sort of topping, hence pastry pie lids, dumplings and flat caps.

F**king gospel! :rofl:

 

[evanvine]

gustatory
Not in my spell check, but is in my dictionary!

Clever sod!

 

[Antony]

4. Everything needs some sort of topping, hence pastry pie lids, dumplings and flat caps.

Dont forget a coat for the aforementioned whippet

 

[Aleman]

3. The slightly smaller measure makes it quicker to drink minimising the chance of the wife finding out that you're not just walking the whippet.

Very true! :lol:

Yeah . . . but the foam on the moustache / upper lip gives away where you have been walking the whippet