Hefeweizen Ferment Time

[brewinthevalley]

Hey everyone!

It's been a while since my last brew, and I've decided to try something completely new with a wheat beer.

I pitched Wyeast 3068 Friday the 18th for my Hefeweizen. I pitched at 70, and for the first 48 it was a beast (which i've read is normal).

It's currently fermenting at 66 now, and I'm excited to warm it up a bit toward the end of the week to pull banana notes.

My question to you all is this: I've read a lot (here and all over the interwebs) about fermenting a Hefe for 7 - 10 days, then kegging. Is this right? It seems way too soon.

I also read to keg at 15 psi for a week (set it and forget it), and to serve there as well. Is that right?

I am new to both (keggin and hefes), so any advice would be awesome.

 

[BEE-52]

I've done two small Hefe kits myself and it would seem to me that they do take a shorter amount of time to finish then my other batches.
It did seem to me, also, to be too short so even when they looked like they stopped within that first week or so I kept them in the fermenter for another week just to be sure.

As for kegging, I'm not experienced in that process so I couldn't tell you. Good luck and I hope they turn out great.