knappster
Well-Known Member
I picked up a BB Weizenbier kit about a month ago and I am hoping to brew it shortly. I have a SOFC in my garage I plan to use, but we will see how it deals with the 90+ temperatures that it has already reached this summer (I have a feeling I will be changing ice daily).
Anyway, I have been reading snippets here and there about Wheat beers being the exception to the rule of waiting for the tastes to develop. My first beer was the BB American Amber Ale and I only left it in the fermenter for a week at 70 degrees and it was done fermenting so I bottled and it has been carbonating/aging about 5 weeks now and is starting to taste pretty yummy.
1) I was planning to let my next brew ferment longer since I won't be as giddy, but it looks like you want to catch the wheat beers pretty quickly after they are done fermenting. Is that right? I will only be using a primary fermenter.
2) Once bottled, do you still follow the 3 weeks at 70 degrees out of the sun rule? Or do you give it 1-2 weeks to carbonate and start enjoying?
3) Once bottled, how much time to I have before I really start to notice it turning? On the order of [several weeks], [several months], [1+ year]?
Thanks again you guys!
Anyway, I have been reading snippets here and there about Wheat beers being the exception to the rule of waiting for the tastes to develop. My first beer was the BB American Amber Ale and I only left it in the fermenter for a week at 70 degrees and it was done fermenting so I bottled and it has been carbonating/aging about 5 weeks now and is starting to taste pretty yummy.
1) I was planning to let my next brew ferment longer since I won't be as giddy, but it looks like you want to catch the wheat beers pretty quickly after they are done fermenting. Is that right? I will only be using a primary fermenter.
2) Once bottled, do you still follow the 3 weeks at 70 degrees out of the sun rule? Or do you give it 1-2 weeks to carbonate and start enjoying?
3) Once bottled, how much time to I have before I really start to notice it turning? On the order of [several weeks], [several months], [1+ year]?
Thanks again you guys!