RoaringBrewer
Well-Known Member
So, I brewed up a hefe and wanted to keep it 'all malt' so I used (a little less than) 1 1/4 cup of wheat DME to prime with (I thought this was the equivalent of 3/4 cup of corn sugar?!)...
I must say I'm dissapointed. The beer carbed up in 2 weeks (so much for DME takes longer!), however there is much more sediment (should have expected this I suppose) and the beer is basically a gusher when poured. It doesn't overflow much when chilled and opened, but man if you don't pour this at 1oz. per 1 minute, the thing is just one big mess of head/foam.
Is this normal with Wheat DME or did I mess something up in the conversion? Or is wheat DME (55/45 mix) the exception to the prime with DME rule that I just missed?
The other dissapointing thing is that the carbonation is not anything close to the hefe style. Should have used maybe 3/4 cup wheat DME if I was going to do this. Mouthfeel/Tastes way overcarbed...
Thoughts? I guess I learned a lesson on this one... Good thing this was only a 2.5 gallon batch.
I must say I'm dissapointed. The beer carbed up in 2 weeks (so much for DME takes longer!), however there is much more sediment (should have expected this I suppose) and the beer is basically a gusher when poured. It doesn't overflow much when chilled and opened, but man if you don't pour this at 1oz. per 1 minute, the thing is just one big mess of head/foam.
Is this normal with Wheat DME or did I mess something up in the conversion? Or is wheat DME (55/45 mix) the exception to the prime with DME rule that I just missed?
The other dissapointing thing is that the carbonation is not anything close to the hefe style. Should have used maybe 3/4 cup wheat DME if I was going to do this. Mouthfeel/Tastes way overcarbed...
Thoughts? I guess I learned a lesson on this one... Good thing this was only a 2.5 gallon batch.