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15-10-2015, 21:26
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A while ago, we got involved in a conversation on Twitter about how to put a head on flat beer. You can*buy a fancy-pants sonic foamer (http://sonicfoamer.com/) (they tried to send us a sample, it got impounded by Customs, we never retrieved*it) but what lots of people recommended was a syringe. There’s more on how it works here (http://byo.com/malt/item/743-head-games) but, basically, you squirt a mix of air and beer into the glass which introduces nitrogen into the mix like the widget in a can of Guinness.
We struggled to get hold of a syringe, though — for some reason, Penzance chemists look askance at you when you ask for one — and forgot about it. Then we realised that a testing kit we’d bought for home brewing came with a load of these small plastic pipettes (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pack-10-plastic-pipettes-aromatherapy/dp/B000NNTS9S):
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As you can see, they turned out to be a pretty effective*substitute (no sound):

It might seem a bit daft but it’s really handy when you’ve just slightly misjudged the pour, or had to leave a beer for 10 minutes to take a phone call or something.
We so often get served headless pints when we’re out and about*but, realistically, we wouldn’t want to do this in the pub. You could, though, if you’re without shame, and it’s not as if the pipette weighs much.
Plus it is kind of fun: WHOOSH!
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