Hello all,
I recently washed and re-pitched some American Ale II yeast from a quasi-pale ale to a black IPA and damn, did that thing take off! With only 3 gallons in a 6.5 gallon bucket the airlock was bubbling within as few hours. Having seen this result, I decided to wash the yeast from my Kolsch that I transferred to the secondary yesterday. The thing is that I don't really want to make another kolsch, but I would like to make a hefeweizen and I recall on Jamil's show about Kolsches that the kolsch yeast (Wyeast 2565) is a great yeast for hefeweizens.
Has anyone used this yeast for a hefe, and how do you think it worked out? Any recipes to share? I'm going for something really simple and "pure", in the style of the Erdinger or Weihenstephaner hefes.
Thanks,
John
I recently washed and re-pitched some American Ale II yeast from a quasi-pale ale to a black IPA and damn, did that thing take off! With only 3 gallons in a 6.5 gallon bucket the airlock was bubbling within as few hours. Having seen this result, I decided to wash the yeast from my Kolsch that I transferred to the secondary yesterday. The thing is that I don't really want to make another kolsch, but I would like to make a hefeweizen and I recall on Jamil's show about Kolsches that the kolsch yeast (Wyeast 2565) is a great yeast for hefeweizens.
Has anyone used this yeast for a hefe, and how do you think it worked out? Any recipes to share? I'm going for something really simple and "pure", in the style of the Erdinger or Weihenstephaner hefes.
Thanks,
John