mcbethenstein
Well-Known Member
Ok, I'm totally gonna sound like a newbie here. But can I take a hefe that I kegged and transfer out to a secondary with raspberries and hibiscus? My hefe is not good. In fact it sucks right now. See my experience chronicled here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/experts-please-help-shrimpy-hefe-weizen-300408/
The next hefe is shaping up nicely... so far. And I really don't want to dump the old one. But I know it won't get drank quickly, and I need the keg space.
So my question is this. Can I depressurize the keg. Then transfer the beer on top my berries. I would repitch a packet of Munich yeast in case there isn't enough left in the hefe to take care of the fermentables in the berries.
I've heard other members reference doing this, but I couldn't find anything in a search. I'm pretty sure I am going to dump the batch otherwise, but of I can salvage it, that would be great. I recently made a 3 gal batch of raspberry hibiscus Weiss that I LOVE, and it's almost gone. My base recipe is a little different, as is the yeast, but I think it would be in the ballpark of what I made before. See thread here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f75/raspberry-hibiscus-weiss-295138/
So, would this be a waste of $15 in berries? Am I going to end up oxygenating the beer? Do the risks outweigh the benefits?
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/experts-please-help-shrimpy-hefe-weizen-300408/
The next hefe is shaping up nicely... so far. And I really don't want to dump the old one. But I know it won't get drank quickly, and I need the keg space.
So my question is this. Can I depressurize the keg. Then transfer the beer on top my berries. I would repitch a packet of Munich yeast in case there isn't enough left in the hefe to take care of the fermentables in the berries.
I've heard other members reference doing this, but I couldn't find anything in a search. I'm pretty sure I am going to dump the batch otherwise, but of I can salvage it, that would be great. I recently made a 3 gal batch of raspberry hibiscus Weiss that I LOVE, and it's almost gone. My base recipe is a little different, as is the yeast, but I think it would be in the ballpark of what I made before. See thread here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f75/raspberry-hibiscus-weiss-295138/
So, would this be a waste of $15 in berries? Am I going to end up oxygenating the beer? Do the risks outweigh the benefits?