All keg cream flow or extra smooth bitter products have a device fitted on the end of the tap called a diffuser. The diffuser is designed to liberate nitrogen from within the beer. No diffuser no creamy head. Different cream flows have their own type of diffuser. Tetley Smoothflow, John Smiths Extra Smooth, Boddingtons...
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Posts Tagged ‘ Flat Beer ’
My Keg Cream Flow Bitter is serving flat
My keg lager is losing its head
Drink it quick……Well, as long as you don’t lose yours you may be able to solve this problem yourself, quite easily. The main reason for poor head retention, as we in the Trade call it, is usually dirty glasses. Now I know what you are saying,” I Bloody well clean my...
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A flat beer story
Quite often I have a problem with so called ‘flat beers’ (including lagers). Check the gas in the cellar, make sure it is turned on, make sure the fob is clean and full. Check your glasses, when were they last renovated? You’ll all know when you last cleaned your lines for stocktaking purposes. However...
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