gruntingfrog
Well-Known Member
I just racked my hefe to secondary on Friday after it was in primary for almost 2 weeks (it fermented fairly vigorously for about 10 days but shows no activity now).
Three weeks from last Saturday, I want to take it to my friend's housewarming party as a gift. The way I see it, I can follow a couple of different scenarios and wanted some opinions from you guys.
__Scenario 1__
Leave in secondary for 1 week and bottle Friday.
Bottle condition for 2 weeks.
Take to party on Saturday.
__Scenario 2__
Leave in secondary for 4 days and bottle Tuesday.
Bottle condition for 2.5 weeks.
Take to party on Saturday.
I'm leaning toward scenario 2 for a couple of reasons...
1. Hefes are supposed to be cloudy so I don't need the added clarity of the longer secondary period.
2. Hefes are typically well carbonated, so this gives me 3 more days for additional carbonation.
Opinions?
By the way, I tasted it while racking and it already tastes really good and has a ton of beautiful banana aroma.
Three weeks from last Saturday, I want to take it to my friend's housewarming party as a gift. The way I see it, I can follow a couple of different scenarios and wanted some opinions from you guys.
__Scenario 1__
Leave in secondary for 1 week and bottle Friday.
Bottle condition for 2 weeks.
Take to party on Saturday.
__Scenario 2__
Leave in secondary for 4 days and bottle Tuesday.
Bottle condition for 2.5 weeks.
Take to party on Saturday.
I'm leaning toward scenario 2 for a couple of reasons...
1. Hefes are supposed to be cloudy so I don't need the added clarity of the longer secondary period.
2. Hefes are typically well carbonated, so this gives me 3 more days for additional carbonation.
Opinions?
By the way, I tasted it while racking and it already tastes really good and has a ton of beautiful banana aroma.