Archive for December 3rd, 2007
posted by admin on Dec 3
Have you ever poured a beer into a glass and had the head of foam disappear too quickly? Or maybe the beer tasted off? If so, your glass wasn’t ‘beer-clean.’ A glass that isn’t beer-clean can produce flat, headless and off-tasting beer. Fat or grease based residues such as milk, dish soap, lipstick or fingerprints can leave a clear film on the glass. The film on the glass causes a rapid release of the carbonation in the beer, which causes it to go flat. Off-tasting beer can be caused by odors absorbed into the glass by milk, stale air, smoke, food from refrigerated environments and drying towels.
How to tell if your glass is beer clean?
When a beer is poured, there should be a tight head of foam that is about 3/4 to 1-inch from the top of the glass. If the foam dissipates quickly, the glass isn’t beer-clean. When the beer is being consumed, rings of foam will stick to the sides of the glass. If they do not stick, the glass isn’t beer-clean.
posted by admin on Dec 3
I love gimlets. Only problem is, I’m not a big fan of Rose’s Lime Juice. Unfortunately, I’ve never found a good alternative to Rose’s, aside from using lime juice and simple syrup. Until now, that is. I recently cooked up a batch of homemade lime cordial, and it was fantastic. To make it, you may have to hunt for a couple of the ingredients, but its worth it.