I'm brewing a batch of hefeweizen and I was curious how long I should leave it in the primary before I bottle it. I was planning on 2 weeks, but I've been told and I've read comments that suggest a longer time in primary is better. The little bit of information I've found about hefeweizen and other wheat beers suggest less time is better since you want the beer to be sweet.
Also, my recipe says to mix the yeast off the bottom back into suspension before bottling. That makes sense, seeing as it is a wheat beer, but I didn't know if that would affect how I prime the bottles. I'm using Cooper's carbonation drops but I can just prime with sugar if I need to.
Lastly, has anyone else used Safbrew WB-06? My OG was 1.035 and today is the 3rd day of fermentation and my hydrometer shows 1.000, which is 4.5% ABV and 81.4% attentuation. It is still going strong as I still see a lot of bubbles coming to the surface. The temp of the FV has been between 21 and 22 degrees C, and today it spiked up to 23 because the ambient spiked. I'm not sure if I should try to keep the beer cooler or just let it keep going at 22 degrees.
Thanks.
Also, my recipe says to mix the yeast off the bottom back into suspension before bottling. That makes sense, seeing as it is a wheat beer, but I didn't know if that would affect how I prime the bottles. I'm using Cooper's carbonation drops but I can just prime with sugar if I need to.
Lastly, has anyone else used Safbrew WB-06? My OG was 1.035 and today is the 3rd day of fermentation and my hydrometer shows 1.000, which is 4.5% ABV and 81.4% attentuation. It is still going strong as I still see a lot of bubbles coming to the surface. The temp of the FV has been between 21 and 22 degrees C, and today it spiked up to 23 because the ambient spiked. I'm not sure if I should try to keep the beer cooler or just let it keep going at 22 degrees.
Thanks.