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Beer Foam with Dr Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #231

by Brad Smith on February 28, 2021 · 2 comments

Dr Charlie Bamforth joins me this week to discuss foam and head retention in beer. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does not support the audio element. Topics in This Week’s […]

Don’t Use Regular Soap on Beer Glasses – Beer Brewing Quick Tip

by Brad Smith on February 1, 2016 · 0 comments

This week I tell you why using conventional dish soaps on your beer glasses is bad for foam retention. Instead you should wash your beer glasses using a beer cleaning agent or other cleaning agent that does not contain fats (lipids). Also don’t wash your beer glasses with any dishes that might have fatty foods. […]

Head Retention with The Pope of Foam – BeerSmith Podcast 23

by Brad Smith on September 28, 2011 · 4 comments

Beer foam and head retention are the topics for this week’s podcast with Dr Charles Bamforth, the Anheuser-Busch endowed Professor of Brewing Science at the University of California, Davis. Known as “the Pope of Foam”, Charlie has been studying beer foam since 1979. He provides a complete overview of carbonation, how foam forms in a […]