Update on my first brew

[tryan225]

About a week ago I posted a few questions regarding my first brew: an extract clone kit of the Weihanstephaner Hefe Weissbier. I'm pleased to say that brew day went well, and we got done soaking and cleaning a grip of bottles today.

I also went down and checked the gravity (this is almost exactly one week from pitching the yeast) and it was at about 1.016, the target is 1.012. I also took a sip, and in spite of it fermenting at about 61 deg F, I still got a bunch of banana esters off of it. It tastes almost exactly like the real deal, sans carbonation.

The game plan is to keep it in the primary until I get it down to the target gravity. However, the instructions say to get it into a secondary at the point I am currently at in order to clarify it a bit. It is definitely VERY cloudy, but after reading around on here, it seems that the consensus is to avoid racking to secondary.

Any input re: increasing the clarity/racking to secondary?

 

[Dynachrome]

Just a suggestion - craft your thread titles to include some pertinent info.

Try the search function with "Weihanstephaner Hefe Weissbier" in quotes.

Notice the threads at the bottom of the page reflect the title of your post.

Personally, I drink cloudy beer occasionally.

Also use the search function for "cold crash"

Good luck

(Is that a British accent you're typing with?)

 

[Cyclman]

You don't worry about cloudiness with a hefe, unless you're specifically brewing a kristalweizen.

You're real close on FG, if it stays at that number, you're done.

 

[flars]

Give it at least two weeks in the primary. More sediment will drop and not end up in your bottles. I will always go at least three weeks in the primary so there won't be any dark specks in the bottle with the yeast.

 

[tryan225]

You don't worry about cloudiness with a hefe, unless you're specifically brewing a kristalweizen.

You're real close on FG, if it stays at that number, you're done.

sounds good.