head retention/APA

[gurtpint]

Looks like I'll be donning a pair of easter bunny ears come weekend and make me an APA. It's going to be along the lines of SNPA but I'm not shooting for a clone - just something nice and refreshing to quaff on those balmy summer evenings... Got my yankee hops ready and I'll use mainly pale ale and a touch of crystal malt. I was wondering if I could also throw in a little something for head retention. What gives? I have torrified wheat and flaked barley. Either, neither or both? How much for a 23L brew? :

 

[Mark1964]

wheat malt would help retain head :thumb:

 

[bones]

I use flaked Barley at a rate of 5% of toal grain...

 

[gurtpint]

Thanks Mark + Bones! I discovered I have some wheat malt left. As both flaked barley and wheat malt are used in such small amounts, is there really any difference between the two as regards to taste?

 

[bones]

I'de tend to say no... you wont notice either were there
....

 

[shearclass]

I just brew kits, but have a question.

When i've drank wheat beers in pubs, they seem to lose their head quicker than other beers.

If wheat malt helps head retention, why is this?

 

[gurtpint]

Ta Bones. Hmm, could clearing be an issue should I use wheat malt..? I reckon WLP002 should see to it, a flocculent little bugger that it is.

Shearclass - I have no idea... But someone around here should definitely know.

 

[bones]

Unmalted grains tend to give head retention...
In small quanties hazing in not a problem