Lando
Well-Known Member
This wheat has been in the keg for a few weeks and has a very obvious sour/tart flavor to it. It was fermented around 64F.
Any ideas on where the flavor is from? I was going for more banana flavor and this was definetly a swing and a miss...
Size: 5.5 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 152.78 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.046 (1.044 - 1.052)
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.010 - 1.014)
Color: 2.99 (2.0 - 8.0)
Alcohol: 4.52% (4.3% - 5.6%)
Bitterness: 11.0 (8.0 - 15.0)
Ingredients:
4.0 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
5.0 lb Wheat Malt
.5 lb Wheat Flakes
.75 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
.25 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 10.0 min
0.0 ea WYeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen
Notes
Wyeast 3068 used.
Used 1.33 quart per pound of mash water at 165f.....3.15 gallons mash water
Used 1/2 gallon per pound of sparge water for 20 min. at 170f...........4.75 gallon sparge water
Any ideas on where the flavor is from? I was going for more banana flavor and this was definetly a swing and a miss...
Size: 5.5 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 152.78 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.046 (1.044 - 1.052)
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.010 - 1.014)
Color: 2.99 (2.0 - 8.0)
Alcohol: 4.52% (4.3% - 5.6%)
Bitterness: 11.0 (8.0 - 15.0)
Ingredients:
4.0 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
5.0 lb Wheat Malt
.5 lb Wheat Flakes
.75 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
.25 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 10.0 min
0.0 ea WYeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen
Notes
Wyeast 3068 used.
Used 1.33 quart per pound of mash water at 165f.....3.15 gallons mash water
Used 1/2 gallon per pound of sparge water for 20 min. at 170f...........4.75 gallon sparge water