Stout Head Retention

[auralabuse]

I have a stout on tap and have noticed I'm losing the head pretty quick. Get a great creamy head on a double pour but after bout 15 mins it's gone. I'm wondering if this is just the heat or should I add something like lactose to the next brew. It's being served with 50/50 mix and is at 2° in the corny

[Leann ull]

75:25 and what did you use in recipe for head?
http://beersmith.com/blog/2008/06/25/enhancing-beer-head-retention-for-home-brewers/

[Eoin]

Have you recently filled the rinse aid in your dishwasher?

[auralabuse]

Ciderhead, yeah 're: 75/25 but can't get hold of that so easy so have had to work with 50/50. The recipe is an all grain mash kit from hbc. Have brewed it before and had no probe so I'm guessing it's either ambient temperature or eoins suggestion. Although I don't think I filled rinse aid but the missus may have. Btw, no criticism of the hbc mash kit, have brewed a few in my quest for all grain knowledge and they are excellent

[Eoin]

Try rinsing the next glass with warm water before filling it with beer, see does that make any difference.
Rinse aid is a terrible head killer.

[Qs]

What did you wash your keg with, how are your lines, are you always eating peanuts?

[Drum]

Peanuts? whats that about?

[Leann ull]

Oils from your nuts suppress head ...wait for it

[Eoin]

Oils from your nuts suppress head ...wait for it

That's what she said...

[auralabuse]

Haha, no peanuts. Lines and corny have delivered fine head retention before so no probs there. Will try eliminate rinse aid and stay away from the peanuts

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

Another less advertised fact is that laundry conditioners are made up from rendered animal fats. Where possible allow glass ware to drip dry rather than use a tea towel which may have been washed with conditioner

[auralabuse]

Interesting, thanks

[cruiscinlan]

For some reason I've run into an issue with head retention on an Extra Stout.  I opened a few bottles and although it tastes great to me, no off-flavours, the head disappears in under a minute.

Recipe is Gordon Strongs Leann Follain clone in BYO
62% pale
16% flaked barley (subbed chit malt)
14% chocolate
4% brown
4% wheat

Yeast WLP011
Ferm temp of 20C ambient

Bottles are always washed with soap and water after use and left to drip dry.  Then before filling are washed again with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, then starsan.

The above process is the same as for all the beers I make and have no issue with lacing/head retention on ales/pilsners.

[Leann ull]

Serving temp?

[Bubbles]

Oils from your nuts suppress head ...wait for it

You're supposed to DRINK it!