Hefe primary timeline.

[tonyole]

I've had a batch of Hank's Hefe in primary for 12 days. I pitched a 1.5L WLP300 starter. Great overactive fermentation for the first 24 hours. Nice active "rolling" fermentation for almost a week after that. Been at 66 deg F the whole time. Things have died off as I would have expected, however, I decided to take an SG reading today and got a reading of 1.025. OG was 1.049.

Based on what I have read about this brew, I would have expected the gravity to be closer to expected FG of 1.010.

If anyone has something to add or some advice I would appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[flars]

Is this all grain or extract?

 

[tonyole]

Extract.

 

[Gavin C]

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[tonyole]

I used a 1.5L starter. Maybe I'm just being impatient? Everything else looked great. And it has been only 12 days.

 

[Gavin C]

Perhaps try upping the temp to 68F. That is what I set my Hefeweizen at (Edwort's recipe tweaked a bit). 10 days primary at 68F and then crash is the plan.

Just brewed a batch this am. Using WYeast Weihenstephan slurry from last batch upped with a 1.5L starter.

I too am shooting for a 1.010 ish FG

 

[yohoe]

How did you aerate your wort? If you don't have enough O2 for the yeast to feed off of, the amount of yeast doesn't matter.

Also, I wouldn't suggest cold crashing a hefe. I tried this with my last bath and didn't turn out well as hefe's are supposed to have high yeast suspension and the flavor was "off".

 

[smithabusa]

1.025 on a hydrometer? 1.025 on a refractometer you have to use a calculator to see the real gravity.

 

[Gavin C]

How did you aerate your wort? If you don't have enough O2 for the yeast to feed off of, the amount of yeast doesn't matter.

Also, I wouldn't suggest cold crashing a hefe. I tried this with my last bath and didn't turn out well as hefe's are supposed to have high yeast suspension and the flavor was "off".

I crash mine as per Edwort's recipe. Loved it.

 

[yohoe]

I crash mine as per Edwort's recipe. Loved it.

If you've tried both ways and prefer crashing, more power to you. That's what's so great about homebrewing. Cheers!

 

[Gavin C]

If you've tried both ways and prefer crashing, more power to you. That's what's so great about homebrewing. Cheers!

I haven't tried it without crashing. I tend to stick with recipe guidelines if I'm working off one. I'm certainly no expert or taste aficionado. A new brewer. 12 batches this year

 

[tonyole]

So....... Thank you all for the advice. I guess to more experienced home brewers, this is a "duh" moment.

I was blissfully unaware of the intricacies of a refractometer.

After doing the REQUIRED calculations, my beer is at 1.009.

Just kegged it. Tasted it. Awesome.

Thanks again.

 

[smithabusa]

So....... Thank you all for the advice. I guess to more experienced home brewers, this is a "duh" moment.

I was blissfully unaware of the intricacies of a refractometer.

After doing the REQUIRED calculations, my beer is at 1.009.

Just kegged it. Tasted it. Awesome.

Thanks again.

Awesome, I had a feeling that might be it

 

[yohoe]

No need for the "duh" feeling. That's why this community is here. I doubt most of us know everything

 

[Gavin C]

So....... Thank you all for the advice. I guess to more experienced home brewers, this is a "duh" moment.

I was blissfully unaware of the intricacies of a refractometer.

After doing the REQUIRED calculations, my beer is at 1.009.

Just kegged it. Tasted it. Awesome.

Thanks again.

Great stuff. Glad your Hefe is doing well. Mine is burping away nicely now. 68F and blowoff in place. 2 long weeks to wait before sampling.

That refractometer issue trips up a lot of folks. I have found the calculators to be extremely accurate.