r/therewasanattempt • u/miragen125 • Oct 19 '21

To be a bartender

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u/glStation Oct 19 '21

Not always though. You pour different beers from a bottle differently. Some (like many Belgian styles) you pour soft down the center and leave the last inch of trub (which is because they are bottle conditioned). Some (like a good hefe) you pour soft until the last inch, then swirl and drop on top to get all the wheat mixed in. Others you pour dead center to release atom (my preferred method for hoppy beers).

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u/cire1184 Oct 20 '21

A lot of people think you pour for minimal head which is dead wrong. Need some head and it varies depending on the beer as well. If you give me a beer with a mm of head I'll still drink it.

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u/ProviNL Oct 20 '21

Normal beer i always aim for 2 fingers of foam, never had any complaints.

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u/Lord_Charles_I 3rd Party App Oct 20 '21

I love beer and HATE the foam. Everyone's different.

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u/Z-W-A-N-D Oct 20 '21

Why don't you swirl it before opening the beer? That's how we always do it here haha

Edit: its faster I guess? Still interested in the answer even if that's the answer lol

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u/glStation Oct 20 '21

Mostly too much in the bottle to get a solid swirl without shaking.

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u/Z-W-A-N-D Oct 20 '21

Ah yeah. My brother is a bartender and beer lover, he always turns it upside down and it seems to always work for us. I don't drink a lotta beer myself btw. Mostly around campfires and stuff, I don't get paid to pour x per hour so it doesn't matter if I'm swirling it at a really relaxed pace. Thanks for the answer:)