Lacing!

[Brewbirds]

OK, that didn't work. But if you click on the link, you'll see the pic.
Anyone know why that didn't work?

Upload attachment, choose file, add file, place inline (put your curser where you want the pic), submit.

You have to resize it first so it may be because the image was to large.

Nice looking glass of beer by the way.

[RickBeer]

Ok, so I was traveling during the week and all hell breaks lose? Here's what happened in my absence -

John posts about head and lacing and he is actually talking about beer.

Chuck posts pics of his girlfriend with some kind of meat on a stick?

Blackduck beats me to the punch and posts a pic of Lacey Underall, i.e. actress Cindy Morgan.

But the worst, the absolute end of the earth posting was Brewbirds providing TECH SUPPORT! OH MY GAWD!

Well, I'm back so order can resume.

[Inkleg]

^^ ^^ That'll teach you to not check in for a few days.

[John Sand]

Thanks BB, but it was on Flickr, I put the link between the image thingies.

[Brewbirds]

[quoteBut the worst, the absolute end of the earth posting was Brewbirds providing TECH SUPPORT! OH MY GAWD!][/quote]

I just did that to annoy you and hey look it worked.

OOOPS gotta go; I'm late for my beer forum tech support class.

[John Sand]

[John Sand]

Update: I notice that refrigerator time has a direct effect on head and lacing. While three days chilling will clear and carb a beer, two weeks is much more effective. The same brew that has thin and bubbly head early has creamy lacy head after more time. Try it, you'll like it.

[Brewbirds]

Update: I notice that refrigerator time has a direct effect on head and lacing. While three days chilling will clear and carb a beer, two weeks is much more effective. The same brew that has thin and bubbly head early has creamy lacy head after more time. Try it, you'll like it.

I've noticed the same thing for clarity, if I leave a "taster" in for 5 days vs. the usual throw it in for a couple to see how they are progressing, the clarity has been amazing.

I'd suspect when you are "just checking progress" on a conditioning beer that you would get a better idea of how it has progressed by leaving one to cold condition a bit longer and let it clear just for comparison.

I've noticed differences in both lacing and bubble sizes in a few different types of beers; it's more fun than bird watching.

[John Sand]

Too true BB. I generally test one after three days just to see if it is still green. But when they are in drinking rotation, I try to keep them in the fridge a week. It's tough though, because that causes a conflict with refrigerator space. I only have room for about 12 beers in the fridge, I drink three a day. The math doesn't work. I need a beer fridge!

[Beerlabelman]

This one was delicious & had nice lacing. Can't wait to make it again.

[FedoraDave]

Too true BB. I generally test one after three days just to see if it is still green. But when they are in drinking rotation, I try to keep them in the fridge a week. It's tough though, because that causes a conflict with refrigerator space. I only have room for about 12 beers in the fridge, I drink three a day. The math doesn't work. I need a beer fridge!

I'm with you on this, John. I do have a beer fridge, and I can keep up to five six-packs in it. But I'm a two-or-three beer a night man, so they go pretty quickly. I'll need to be more patient (or start using the lager fridge downstairs just for storage space), especially if it improves the appearance of my beer, which is something I'm still working on.

[RickBeer]

I keep a six of everything in the frig so they are always in there a while. I also rotate unused bottles out if they are 12 weeks or less to drink "more mature" brew. Plus I keep a few 1 liters in there. There's roughly 3+ cases.

[John Sand]

That's the ticket Rick.
Dave, I sometimes use a cooler outside in winter when I need to chill more. No freezing problem above 20, or even colder. And the cold conditioning seems to work up to around 50. The beer that inspired this update is Edwort's Haus Pale. Five months in the bottle, three weeks in the fridge, it was beautiful and tasty. Really smooth now with a creamy, lacy head. On the other hand, my Maureen O'Hara Red has a really good head after only five days chilling. Probably the specialty grains and amber extract.