My hefeweizen tastes like corn

[tinmanvanian]

Help! My hefeweizen tastes more like corn than banana and cloves. I've run into a few hefeweizens that tasted that way but it was not a desired flavor. I don't know what causes this and is it an off- flavor?


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[PhillyMike]

Sounds like DMS. Most likely caused by slow cooling of wort after boil or possibly covering your wort with a lid during boil.

Can you describe your boil and cooling process?


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[Dok]

The first thing people would suspect is that you didn't get a good boil. DMS can also form if you don't cool the wort soon after your boil. If not either of those then it is more than likely infected. I had this happen to a Munich Helles last year. A real bummer

 

[mabrungard]

If the grist included very pale malt like Pils malt, then it is important to boil for an extended time to drive off the SMM which is the precursor to DMS. 90 minutes is often sufficient. Quickly cooling the freshly boiled wort is also helpful in reducing DMS production.