Hey everyone,
So brewed my first hefe with WLP300, 45% Pilsner malt and 55% wheat malt.
The beer came out fantastic, did a step mash and kept all the ferm temps low. Even have a few German mates who absolutely love it.
Only thing is when poured it has a white head with large bubbles and it doesn't hand around for more than 30 seconds. No lacing either. Now this doesn't really bother me but I thought a wheat would have a nice thick long lasting head.
I did use a whirfloc tab in the last 10 mins of the boil. This actually cleared the beer completely like a Krystalweizen. Just curious if this is the reason my head is crap!?
Any sciency info on why the head would be affected when using whirfloc on a wheat but not on other brews would be appreciated
So brewed my first hefe with WLP300, 45% Pilsner malt and 55% wheat malt.
The beer came out fantastic, did a step mash and kept all the ferm temps low. Even have a few German mates who absolutely love it.
Only thing is when poured it has a white head with large bubbles and it doesn't hand around for more than 30 seconds. No lacing either. Now this doesn't really bother me but I thought a wheat would have a nice thick long lasting head.
I did use a whirfloc tab in the last 10 mins of the boil. This actually cleared the beer completely like a Krystalweizen. Just curious if this is the reason my head is crap!?
Any sciency info on why the head would be affected when using whirfloc on a wheat but not on other brews would be appreciated