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How to pour the perfect pint |
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There is generally a number of ways to pour a beer e.g. in continental Europe it is common for a large foamy head of approximately 1-1.5". However you wish to pour your beer here are a few tips to producing the pint you want. For Guinness pouring instruction please click here.
The correct glass should used; a cool, clean 'tulip' pint glass (also available for hire). Hold the glass about 2" below the nozzle at a 45 degree angle (held too low or at too steep an angle and the gas will break out of the beer causing excessive foaming and vice versa). Pull the tap fully open in one swift motion (opening partially or pulling on slowly creates disruption of the flow and causing excessive foaming). As the liquid level reaches between the half and three quarter full level, slowly bring the glass to the vertical position whilst lowering the glass, thereby maintaining the liquid level at 1-2" below the nozzle. When the glass is full, turn off the tap in one swift motion. Enjoy and repeat steps 1-5!
The exact outcome of any pouring is clearly the result of a number of factors such as; the beer, glass type, pouring speed, temperature, gas pressure, length of beer lines and bar person to name but a few. It is therefore a process of trial and error to get the perfect pint. Don't worry if you pour a couple of pints or so of foam, as it is about 95% gas and only 5% beer, so you are not wasting as much as you think!
Stella Artois have developed an online game showing how to pour the perfect Stella...surprisingly harder than it looks. Worth a look for interests sake, check it out here.
Practice makes perfect...
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