Dunkelweizen primary

[hereforbeer]

Hello.I have a Dunkelweizen in primary which I poured into the fermenter without filtering out the hop residues(I forgot to!).
Now,I've read that a secondary is not necessary for the style,but I think it's a must in order to avoid having green sludge when it's ready to drink.
My questions are,should I rack to secondary?will that affect the yeast flavor and amount of sediment?and will waiting until bottling time work as to leave behind the hop sludge?Any advice/help is appreciated!

 

[Clonefarmer]

Hello.I have a Dunkelweizen in primary which I poured into the fermenter without filtering out the hop residues(I forgot to!).
Now,I've read that a secondary is not necessary for the style,but I think it's a must in order to avoid having green sludge when it's ready to drink.
My questions are,should I rack to secondary?will that affect the yeast flavor and amount of sediment?and will waiting until bottling time work as to leave behind the hop sludge?Any advice/help is appreciated!

The hops should have settled down into the trub during primary. If you are careful when you rack you should be able to avoid the hops sludge.

If you take a sample and there are hop bits floating than you can secondary. The majority of the yeast flavor will stay in the beer even if the yeast settles out during this time.

 

[Palefire]

Leaving in primary for 3 weeks or so will provide the hop/break sludge plenty of time to settle out. You can rack to secondary if you want, but it's not really necessary (IMO, of course).

I have Dunkelweizen going right now that spent 3 weeks in primary and 3 weeks in bottles. It's delicious.

 

[Reelale]

^+1. Same results here, 3 weeks in the primary, 2 weeks in the keg carbonating. It's real good.

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

Don't worry, relax, drink more beer.

 

[l1ranger]

Don't worry, relax, drink more beer.

exactly
there shouldnt be that much hops in it to begin with. i've got a DW in the primary as well, and i never strain, but i don't pour the funk from the bottom of the kettle in the primary either.
I'd just let it settle in the primary, then rack to the bottling bucket when you are ready to bottle.

 

[hereforbeer]

cool,thanks.I'll just wait for a low FG and bottle in a week or 2.