kombat
Well-Known Member
Three weeks ago, I brewed a simple APA (2-row, Vienna, Carafoam, and Zythos hops) and pitched a packet of rehydrated US-05. It took a couple of days to get started. I just had it in a plastic fermentation pail, sitting on the floor in my basement.
I kegged it tonight, and it has a very strong Hefeweizen character. I get strong banana and clove from the beer. I'm disappointed, as I don't actually like Hefeweizens and was just hoping for this to showcase the Zythos hops.
What was my mistake here? Was my yeast stressed? Is it because they took 2 days to get started? Maybe my temperature was too low/high? What causes US-05 to impart a Hefeweizen character?
I kegged it tonight, and it has a very strong Hefeweizen character. I get strong banana and clove from the beer. I'm disappointed, as I don't actually like Hefeweizens and was just hoping for this to showcase the Zythos hops.
What was my mistake here? Was my yeast stressed? Is it because they took 2 days to get started? Maybe my temperature was too low/high? What causes US-05 to impart a Hefeweizen character?