Nut brown ale with a hefeweizen yeast?

IgloosNate said:

So, my first batch is doing what it ought. It's a hefeweizen that has been in the bucket for a week and a half. The gravity readings and the sneaky tastes I've been taking of my gravity samples are confirming that it's developing the way that it ought to, and I'm looking at bottling aout a week from tonight.

I do want to be economical in this hobby, and I think I can handle the responsibility and effort of yeast washing. I also know that the next thing I'm in the mood to make is some kind of nut brown ale.

So would a nut brown be a crazy thing to make with my washed colony of Wyeast 3068 Hefeweizen yeast? The styles are not super complimentary.... I still want to wash and reuse the hefeweizen yeast, but if it's not appropriate for what I'm brewing for my number 2, I'll just get whatever yeast I'm recommended by my shop for a nut brown and wash those guys too.

I'm also interested in hearing what people who have reused Wyeast 3068 end up using it for, and what the results have been. Patersbiers? Saisons? Dunkels? Some wild experiment I never would have thought of that turned out unexpectedly awesome?

Thanks!

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kroach01 said:

Well you can expect a banana and/or clovey flavor from the hef yeast. If you ferment higher, more banana. Lower, more clove. I don't see banana going too well with a Nut brown but who knows?
I say do it! It couldn't be that bad.
For science!

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IgloosNate said:

I dare say...did we just invent banana nut bread beer?

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kroach01 said:

Soo..... send me a few bottles and let's see how it turns out??

Is it possible to do this with macadamia nuts?

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