So I brewed my Paulaner style Hefeweizen almost 2 weeks ago, and I had targeted roughly the the 2 week mark for bottling as long as the SG stabilized. So far, it's close to the target SG but the sample I tasted ran hot and burned as it went down (as I noted in another thread yesterday). Hoping its just a funky happening and that the yeast is cleaning it up right now. I'll check the SG again tonight and tomorrow before making a decision on bottling.
As I'm thinking about letting it sit in the primary longer to see what happens to the hot/burn taste of the Hefe... but I'm driving home back to Michigan on Monday and I'll be gone for the next 2 weeks after that.
So here's my question: should I go ahead and bottle assuming SG is stable, or leave it in the primary for another 2 weeks for a total of 4 weeks? What are the major pros and cons of doing this? Can bottle conditioning the hefe at this stage still allow it to 'mature' like it would if I left it in the primary?
TIA!
As I'm thinking about letting it sit in the primary longer to see what happens to the hot/burn taste of the Hefe... but I'm driving home back to Michigan on Monday and I'll be gone for the next 2 weeks after that.
So here's my question: should I go ahead and bottle assuming SG is stable, or leave it in the primary for another 2 weeks for a total of 4 weeks? What are the major pros and cons of doing this? Can bottle conditioning the hefe at this stage still allow it to 'mature' like it would if I left it in the primary?
TIA!