tried my hefeweizen from NB after a week of bottle conditioning and holy crap!
freaking amazing. had a co-worker say it was better than any hefe he has ever tried (although i don't think he has had any German hefes, only American lol)
and the Tiger Tank Altbier was amazing as well...
Holidays took a toll on my $$$... finally ordered 48 12oz bottles from NB and getting them Wednesday which will be week # 4 in the primary.
Is 4 weeks fine? I'd assume so but haven't really seen much info on Hefe's and fermenting lol
HOLY COW!!!!
so my last day at the office b4 christmas break, gave a few of the Tiger Tank Altbier's to some co-workers. Well i had one left so i decided to stick it in the fridge for a couple hours and see what it tastes like at its current state.
now i bottled this last monday; only 4 days...
how much would you say you had? i know w/ like Hofbrau or Franziskaner or Weihenstephaner it seems like its about a quarter of an inch or so of yeast at the bottom.
still curious about the yeast being siphoned into bottle question.....
o and btw the hefe looks freakin amazing. not only does it totally look like hefe but it smells like hefe. I CANNOT WAIT TIL THIS BATCH IS DONE!!!
after i bottled my Tiger Tank Altbier I was afraid that the bottles would not be consistant carbonation w/ all of them b/c i did not stir. but alas, my fears are diminished b/c of this thread! many thanks.
question for the brewmasters.... i know the traditional way of drinking it is to pour the beer in a glass or stein ;) then swirl the yeast and pour it on the beer. so when bottling the hefeweizen is it recommended to bottle some of the yeast as well? or is there enough in the beer w/ the...