Coopers australian draught lager

[craig133]

Just made 40 pints very tasty lots of flavour was expecting to be lighter the only thing his lack of head retention someone said that you can add something to your beer to make the head stay

 

[Slid]

To be fair, Craig, the lager style is not known for this quality and this is for a good reason. There is not really sufficient residual malt in the brew to support good head retention.

The kit you have made makes a good version of the lager style, but if you want a "head" on your beer, you are better advised getting a 2 can Ale style kit, brewing to 20L and making absolutely sure that there are no detergents left on the surface of your glass.

Good luck with your brew, it will improve in all respects over time, even with head retention.

 

[craig133]

Thanks for that as a complete novice any tips and very welcome do you have any particular brands there are better than others

 

[Speccy]

A beer enhancer containing maltodextrin (such as both the Coopers ones) should theoretically help with head retention.