mddembo
New Member
For my first homebrew I decided to stick with a Hefeweizen LME kit that I bought online for simplicity. I followed the instructions to a T, making sure to sanitize everything, and yes I made sure to add the yeast and priming sugar.
It rested in a primary fermenter for 4 days, a secondary fermenter for 3 days, and after bottling sat for 3 weeks until I tried it yesterday. It was not cloudy like a hefeweizen, much darker in color than expected, very sweet, and under-carbonated.
My friends suggested it may be the caps, as I used the metal swing tops for most of them and have yet to try the few bottles that I sealed with metal caps. However, based on that fact that it was very sweet I'm more inclined to think that either the kit did not provide enough/sufficient yeast, or that there was not enough aeration in the wort for the yeast to survive. I say this because the yeast is supposed to convert the sugar into ethanol and CO2, and seeing as there was excess sugar and not enough CO2 I believe the conversion was somehow stopped short. Also the OG and SG were in the expected range for this kit.
I was provided with 1 pack of Fermentis WB-06 Hefeweizen Yeast and 5 oz. of priming sugar (not sure what kind, only said priming sugar) in making this brew. There was definitely bubbling during the fermentation process, so I know that the yeast at least activated, I'm just not sure how long it lasted.
I will be trying the metal cap sealed version soon and leave another post with comparisons between the two...
It rested in a primary fermenter for 4 days, a secondary fermenter for 3 days, and after bottling sat for 3 weeks until I tried it yesterday. It was not cloudy like a hefeweizen, much darker in color than expected, very sweet, and under-carbonated.
My friends suggested it may be the caps, as I used the metal swing tops for most of them and have yet to try the few bottles that I sealed with metal caps. However, based on that fact that it was very sweet I'm more inclined to think that either the kit did not provide enough/sufficient yeast, or that there was not enough aeration in the wort for the yeast to survive. I say this because the yeast is supposed to convert the sugar into ethanol and CO2, and seeing as there was excess sugar and not enough CO2 I believe the conversion was somehow stopped short. Also the OG and SG were in the expected range for this kit.
I was provided with 1 pack of Fermentis WB-06 Hefeweizen Yeast and 5 oz. of priming sugar (not sure what kind, only said priming sugar) in making this brew. There was definitely bubbling during the fermentation process, so I know that the yeast at least activated, I'm just not sure how long it lasted.
I will be trying the metal cap sealed version soon and leave another post with comparisons between the two...