Friday, September 16, 2011

What are the characteristics of a good head in a wheat beer?

I'm new to the beer world with a lot to learn. I've come to understand that the head of a poured beer can tell a lot about the quality of the beer. I'm currently trying a Russian wheat beer, Baltika. It foamed nicely, was very white, lasted a moderate amount of time with no lingering components on the glass. What type of head should I expect from a good wheat beer?





P.S. I did very much enjoy the flavor of the beer. Kinda of fruity and earthy.|||From the BJCP Style guidelines for German Weizen...



Appearance: Pale straw to very dark gold in color. A very thick, moussy, long-lasting white head is characteristic. The high protein content of wheat impairs clarity in an unfiltered beer, although the level of haze is somewhat variable. A beer “mit hefe” is also cloudy from suspended yeast sediment (which should be roused before drinking). The filtered Krystal version has no yeast and is brilliantly clear.



Welcome to beer world! The hoppiest place on earth.|||The foam comes from carbonation which means bubbles beer is made with carbonated water and a small amount of alcohol depending on which brand it would be the same thing as saying which foam when pouring different types of pops or colas determines the quality of the cola the answer is none and always has been and will be your still learning you've got alot of maturing to do remember your a lot younger and stuff you say will never make sense

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