stevepgh
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First of all, this forum is amazing and I have learned so much reading the posts here day after day. Thanks so much.
So... I recently brewed the partial mash version of the AHS Dunkelweizen kit. The beer has little to no phenol/ester flavors that I hoped would be pronounced after fermenting with WLP300 for that typical banana weizen taste .
The beer is quite young (~1 month since brew day) but weizens are supposed to best tasted fresh, right?. I fermented in a swamp cooler at roughly 68F and I pitched a nice sized starter: maybe 1L.
With now 10 or so batches under my belt, I'm getting a bit frustrated when the beer does not come out the way I hoped. How come there's no banana weizen flavor in this beer?
Should I have actually NOT used a starter, which would mean underpitching and an increase in fruity esters? Or is my ferm temp to blame? Thanks.
So... I recently brewed the partial mash version of the AHS Dunkelweizen kit. The beer has little to no phenol/ester flavors that I hoped would be pronounced after fermenting with WLP300 for that typical banana weizen taste .
The beer is quite young (~1 month since brew day) but weizens are supposed to best tasted fresh, right?. I fermented in a swamp cooler at roughly 68F and I pitched a nice sized starter: maybe 1L.
With now 10 or so batches under my belt, I'm getting a bit frustrated when the beer does not come out the way I hoped. How come there's no banana weizen flavor in this beer?
Should I have actually NOT used a starter, which would mean underpitching and an increase in fruity esters? Or is my ferm temp to blame? Thanks.