Aging Question

chode720 · 03-29-2009, 02:37 PM

I just brewed my second batch, a hefeweizen, and it has been aging/carbonating for 7 days now. I am pretty impatient and decided to try a few now instead of letting them age for a couple more weeks. They are carbonated nicely and the flavor is great.

However, on a couple of them, there is a spicy/bitter aftertaste that makes them almost undrinkable. Is this a problem I should worry about or will this go away with a couple ore weeks of aging when the flavors mellow?

HOP-HEAD · 03-29-2009, 02:40 PM

What yeast did you use?

chode720 · 03-29-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HOP-HEAD

What yeast did you use?

Wyeast 3638

Clonefarmer · 03-29-2009, 02:58 PM

They are probably just green give them a few more weeks and they should mellow.

I find hefewiezen usually very tart at first but they always mellow out after a couple weeks in the bottle.

ross3648 · 03-29-2009, 03:03 PM

I love Weizen, My first homebrew. You need to wait let the bottles age, the flavors will blend and it should be better.

chode720 · 03-29-2009, 03:07 PM

Thanks for the info. Being new to homebrewing, I dont have much patience yet.....

Clonefarmer · 03-29-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by chode720

Thanks for the info. Being new to homebrewing, I dont have much patience yet.....

I think we all go through that at first

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