While other beers do not contain any objects, Guinness brand beer contains a ball with a tiny hole. We hear various scenarios about this ball from time to time, but most of them are not true.
Guinness, which offers us a beer we will enjoy with an ingenious chemistry tactic in the background, has been using this method since 1989! After reading our content, you will have great knowledge that can be sold in a bar environment…
There is a lot of information floating around about the ball in Guinness beer.
Some say that this ball is for keeping the beer cold, while others claim that it gives flavor. In fact, the situation is much different and smarter than all this!
Guinness contains less gas than other beers.
While other beers are carbonated with carbon dioxide (CO2) gas, Guinness contains nitrogen (N2) gas. Actually, it contains carbon dioxide gas, but not enough to create enough foam.
This causes Guinness to contain less gas than other beers. In short, the desired amount of foam cannot be obtained. This is where the little ball we mentioned comes into play and an ingenious method is developed with a system called “widget”.
The system, which includes 4 years of research and an expenditure of 5 million pounds, was developed in 1969 and was fully implemented and put on the market in 1989.
Nitrogen is added to this ball, which has a small hole, while it is being boxed. When liquid nitrogen is mixed with beer, carbon dioxide gas must be released. This gas, which cannot overflow in a closed box, enters the hole of the ball. So the ball actually helps release the nitrogen gas in the beer.
As soon as you open your drink, the nitrogen gas inside the ball is released by contact with the air and pissss! It offers you a rich, fresh and creamy foam!
If you would like to see the ball inside the beer and its effect in more detail:
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