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I am in the exact same boat right now. I've been bottling conditioning for about 10 days now and it smells really bananaish but it barely has any banana taste. More of a clove taste. I have been Germany and tasted many Hefe's and they all taste slightly different. How long have you let it...

I am going to try and do the exact same thing. I let you know the results.

Just bottled this last night. I tried a sample from my hydrometer reading and it was a little tarty but had resemblance of banana and cloves. My FG was 1.012-1.014. I could never get a good reading for some reason.

My bucket lid cracked last night too. Except mine cracked on the edge. I was using the lid remover tool and prying it off cracked it I suppose. I wasn't using that much force but it cracked nonetheless. I am going back to my brew store to see if they will replace it because this is the 2nd brew...

Well, my recipe for my hefe asked for 4.1 oz of dextrose. Maybe you had to much sugars for carbonation??

I'm brewing a hefeweizen right now and I reached my FG and I'm ready to bottle. My beer has been in the primary fermenter for 3 weeks now. I have to to add 4.1 ounces of dextrose to my beer. Should I rack it into my PET carboy and wash my primary out and then re-rack it into my primary bucket or...

I have been fermenting at 72*. I used Fermentis WB-06 yeast. Had an OG of 1.049

any suggestions to get my fg lower?

My hefe as been stuck at 1.020-1.022 for the last 2 weeks in the primary. What can I do to get it lower?

No, I fermented at 72* consistently. I'm stumped as why it would stop at that point.

It tasted a little bitter but hefe's taste a little bitter when they are young. I'm going to let it sit for another 2 weeks before I bottle.

about 1.048ish.

Yes, it was an extract kit. I did mash some oat and caramel wheat to add some body. If that is yeast clumped on top should I try to stir it in and break it up? Will, it try to eat more of the sugars or is my yeast pretty much done?

I just checked the brew to do a hydrometer reading and noticed this on top. I still can't get the hefe below 1.020 either. I used a Fermentis WB-06 yeast. I have been stuck on 1.020 for the last 5 days and now I'm on day 13 in the primary. Here's the pictures. Is this normal or something...

Sweet. You should be set for a while man.