smyrnaquince
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I plan to brew a hefeweizen using Wyeast 3068. From the Wyeast website for 3068, I found this:
I want to lean more towards banana than clove, so I plan to pitch less than the full smack pack, maybe half of it. Should I try to save the rest of the smack pack, perhaps refrigerated in a clean and empty White Labs tube, or just toss it?
If I save it, how long would it still be useable?
Does half a smack pack sound right for a 5-gallon batch, or is too underpitched?
This yeast strain produces a beautiful and delicate balance of banana esters and clove phenolics. The balance can be manipulated towards ester production through increasing the fermentation temperature, increasing the wort density, and decreasing the pitch rate. Over pitching can result in a near complete loss of banana character. Decreasing the ester level will allow a higher clove character to be perceived.
I want to lean more towards banana than clove, so I plan to pitch less than the full smack pack, maybe half of it. Should I try to save the rest of the smack pack, perhaps refrigerated in a clean and empty White Labs tube, or just toss it?
If I save it, how long would it still be useable?
Does half a smack pack sound right for a 5-gallon batch, or is too underpitched?