Andromedus
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Brewed an all-grain hefeweizen (first ever brew) about ten days ago. The specific gravity is reading 1.010 (off a 1.044 initial) and I'm confident it's basically done fermenting.
While testing the specific gravity, I got curious and tasted the batch (actually two 5 gallon batches, identical except one is WYeast 3068 the other is WLP300).
My question is: how similar is this taste to the final beer after aging? Right now I'm disappointed in the way both taste. Clearly they lack carbonation, but beyond that they taste something like bud lite - not much in the way of cloves and banana esters, which I was going for. They seem very bland, albeit drinkable. Should I expect a similar taste in 2-3 weeks?
Thank you!
While testing the specific gravity, I got curious and tasted the batch (actually two 5 gallon batches, identical except one is WYeast 3068 the other is WLP300).
My question is: how similar is this taste to the final beer after aging? Right now I'm disappointed in the way both taste. Clearly they lack carbonation, but beyond that they taste something like bud lite - not much in the way of cloves and banana esters, which I was going for. They seem very bland, albeit drinkable. Should I expect a similar taste in 2-3 weeks?
Thank you!