The perfect pour 2 part pour

So in this lesson, you'll learn how to hold the glass and pour a perfect presented beer in the two-part pour.

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So in this lesson, you'll learn how to hold the glass and pour a perfect presented beer in the two-part pour.

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The reason we do a two-part pour, it helps compact the head. Start with beer-clean glassware.

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Your grip needs to be in the bottom third of the glass, the bar person's third as it's known.

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Hold your glass at a 30-degree tilt. You want to get in around 25 millimetres from the base of the tap.

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Pour the beer down the inside of the glass. This is where it alters from the one-part pour.

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When the glass is half full, turn off the tap and allow your beer to settle.

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This allows the head to compact. After a few seconds, it's time to get pouring again.

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At the same tilt as before, open the tap fully and straighten your glass as you go.

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Allow the head to just peep over the rim of the glass. Turn off the tap smartly.

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So you're aiming for a head that's 10 to 15 millimetres thick. Again, only working in the bar person's third.

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Move your glass across to your client with any branding facing out.

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Practice perfectly and your pours will never be poor again. Remember to always use beer-clean glassware.

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Hold the glass in the bar person's third. Never touch the tap into the beer and try and avoid wasting beer.