No head

[Kronos]

I am drinking my second batch of Dortmund Export but this batch lacks any head. It tastes fine and there is plenty of carbonation, as I sit here looking at a glass it looks to have the right amount of bubbles rising up but no head is forming, well about 1mm. When I pour it I need to lower the glass more that normal for a head to appear but it soon goes.

My first batch was fine. I have clean glasses and have tried two or three different shaped glasses, what have I done wrong this time.

 

[Litmus]

I am drinking my second batch of Dortmund Export but this batch lacks any head. It tastes fine and there is plenty of carbonation, as I sit here looking at a glass it looks to have the right amount of bubbles rising up but no head is forming, well about 1mm. When I pour it I need to lower the glass more that normal for a head to appear but it soon goes.

My first batch was fine. I have clean glasses and have tried two or three different shaped glasses, what have I done wrong this time.

Bottle conditioned or kegged?

 

[Kronos]

I have just realised the difference in steps, the first batch was bottled just as soon as fermentation was finished around 12 days. The second batch was cool crashed to 1c after fermentation for three days then bottled.

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Torrified wheat in mash gives a good finish head even without carb in it. I use 500g in any beer or larger and works a treat for me. What grain did you use ?

 

[Kronos]

Torrified wheat in mash gives a good finish head even without carb in it. I use 500g in any beer or larger and works a treat for me. What grain did you use ?

5kg of Pilsner malt (Weyermann) and 250g of Munich malt (not sure on this brand).

Does the Torrified wheat do anything to the taste?

 

[YourBrew]

As fas as I'm aware, the cold crash shouldn't affect the head formation. To help on head retention you can use carapils, which won't affect your beer taste, torrified wheat will have an effect on the taste (or at least that's what I've heard, I've never used TW but I have use carapils successfully.

 

[thewelshwizard1]

5kg of Pilsner malt (Weyermann) and 250g of Munich malt (not sure on this brand).

Does the Torrified wheat do anything to the taste?

No not really I think it adds texture to the whole body of the liquid to be honest creamy if you like.

 

[Covrich]

Cold crashing will not effect the head of a beer, BUT it may and this also depends on yeast strain make carbonation take longer..

to give it a boost you could use the syringe technique