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| trancendental |
| I've drinking a can of Guinness right now and realized that I always been wondering what's the reason why they place the floating "widget" for? Anybody knows :conf: |
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| Floorfiller |
you know...there is a reason...i forget at the moment though.
i think that it has something to do with mixing it, since its so damn frothy... |
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| Streakfury |
I think it's because it's supposed to stop you getting a large head on the beer when you pour it into the glass, but I'm no expert. Ask Orbax.
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| trancendental |
| quick before they change to bottles! :whip: |
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| Floorfiller |
| actually i think streakfury is right on this one. i'm pretty sure. |
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| Mebot |
| So you can pour yourself a perfect pint everytime you open the can. |
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| Orbax |
Stouts cant retain carbonation and thus tend to go flat. the "widget" in it has a mixture of beer and nitrous/CO2 that shoots a small burst of fizz into the mouthful each time you drink. The rocket widget it really only designed for the bottle though. The can tells you to pour it into a cup. You will notice the cascade that ishappening when you do so. It is the effect of the larger nitrous bubbles sinking to the bottom and the smaller going to the top in a differentiation process.
So drink from bottles, pour from cans, it is giving you a non flat beer. This is also the reason they tell you to keep it cool. The colder and higher pressure the beer, the more fizzy its going to be. Thats why beer foams when you pour it into warm glasses. Its suddenly low pressure and warmer.
Youll really notice the difference in the bottles though. If you take a little sip itll taste flat and crappy. Take a big tilting mouthful (thus one that gets a nitrous shot) and itll taste like a different beer
Cheers |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
Stouts cant retain carbonation and thus tend to go flat. the "widget" in it has a mixture of beer and nitrous/CO2 that shoots a small burst of fizz into the mouthful each time you drink. The rocket widget it really only designed for the bottle though. The can tells you to pour it into a cup. You will notice the cascade that ishappening when you do so. It is the effect of the larger nitrous bubbles sinking to the bottom and the smaller going to the top in a differentiation process.
So drink from bottles, pour from cans, it is giving you a non flat beer. This is also the reason they tell you to keep it cool. The colder and higher pressure the beer, the more fizzy its going to be. Thats why beer foams when you pour it into warm glasses. Its suddenly low pressure and warmer.
Youll really notice the difference in the bottles though. If you take a little sip itll taste flat and crappy. Take a big tilting mouthful (thus one that gets a nitrous shot) and itll taste like a different beer
Cheers |
thank you professor :D |
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| Orbax |
| Also. If you have heard the term "nitro stout" it is them using Nitrous instead of CO2, because CO2 has a "bite" to it that isnt typically associated with stouts and darker beers. So if you want a really smooth drink, drink Nitro ;) |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
Also. If you have heard the term "nitro stout" it is them using Nitrous instead of CO2, because CO2 has a "bite" to it that isnt typically associated with stouts and darker beers. So if you want a really smooth drink, drink Nitro ;) |
also called Cask beer/ale/stout/etc at a good bar| |
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| blazed it |
| so you get that draft taste i believe. the widget contains nitrogen. |
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| fitom tiel |
| quote: | Originally posted by blazed it
so you get that draft taste i believe. the widget contains nitrogen. |
hello TA [Teaching Assistant] |
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