Honey Wheat Beer in primary

[Daver77]

OK, typical noobie question,

All my other ales I have been letting sit in primary 4 to 5 weeks.

Is wheat beer the same?

The beer had an OG of 1.050

Wyeast American Wheat (1010)

It seems to be going well so far quick lag time (6 hours)

 

[Native302]

I'm bottling a hefeweizen tonight that has been in the primary for ten days. OG was 1.048 checked last night and FG is 1.010. I used WLP 300 Hefeweizen. The aromas coming from it are amazing and of course I sampled it and WOW. Brewed true to standard and tastes like it.

I think you'll be fine if fermentation is done and you hit your FG number.

 

[Daver77]

So the primary time should be what? 3weeks? maybe another 3 weeks bottled?

 

[ellicit]

I let mine go 2 weeks in the primary then re-rack to secondary for 2 more weeks. Bottle and store at room temp for 7 days, then move to garage at 50F for 7 days, then enjoy.

 

[Native302]

So the primary time should be what? 3weeks? maybe another 3 weeks bottled?

IMHO I wouldn't leave in primary for more than 2 weeks. You could bottle from there or rack to secondary to let it clear up a bit, time is up to you 1-2 weeks at a cooler temp "cold crash", then bottle. It's all personal preference. As long as you hit your FG you should be good.

 

[Daver77]

IMHO I wouldn't leave in primary for more than 2 weeks. You could bottle from there or rack to secondary to let it clear up a bit, time is up to you 1-2 weeks at a cooler temp "cold crash", then bottle. It's all personal preference. As long as you hit your FG you should be good.

Is it because beers like this require less time?

 

[jturie]

Is it because beers like this require less time?

Actually I think they're trying to tell you that your normal primary time of 4-5 weeks is longer than necessary. I rarely go more than 2 weeks in the primary. That's my personal preference--once my gravity is static (and reasonably close to my expected FG), then I keg that puppy.

I don't think that 4-5 weeks on primary will hurt your beer, I just don't think it will really help either...and I'd rather be drinking it.

 

[Native302]

Actually I think they're trying to tell you that your normal primary time of 4-5 weeks is longer than necessary. I rarely go more than 2 weeks in the primary. That's my personal preference--once my gravity is static (and reasonably close to my expected FG), then I keg that puppy.

I don't think that 4-5 weeks on primary will hurt your beer, I just don't think it will really help either...and I'd rather be drinking it.

Exactly. Well put