GHBWNY
Well-Known Member
I brewed this very basic extract hefe:
6# Briess Bavarian Wheat DME
0.5 oz. Hallertau hops (pellets) @ 60 min.
0.5 " " @ 10 min.
WLP380
OG 1.051
FG 1.016
Fermed @ around 64-65F for 10 days. Reached FG but saw that kraussen hadn't dropped, so I put it @ 70F for 3 days, which dropped the kraussen. Cold-crashed for 24 hrs., bottled next day with 3/4 C. corn sugar.
Bottle-conditioned at 70F for a week and tasted one. VERY strong banana flavor. Tried another 3 days later, not much different. Otherwise tasty, good carb, great color/haze but not much head like you'd expect from a hefe. And obviously, little hoppiness.
I know it's early in the game, but wondering if with time, will the banana subside? Or is there something I can/should do to mellow it a bit. I used WLP380 instead of WLP300 because I read that it tended more toward clove than banana. I wish there was a little more clove or at least a slight peppery/spicy quality, but there isn't, unless the banana is simply overwhelming it. I didn't want to dry-spice it before giving it a chance to do what it was going to do by itself. Thanks.
6# Briess Bavarian Wheat DME
0.5 oz. Hallertau hops (pellets) @ 60 min.
0.5 " " @ 10 min.
WLP380
OG 1.051
FG 1.016
Fermed @ around 64-65F for 10 days. Reached FG but saw that kraussen hadn't dropped, so I put it @ 70F for 3 days, which dropped the kraussen. Cold-crashed for 24 hrs., bottled next day with 3/4 C. corn sugar.
Bottle-conditioned at 70F for a week and tasted one. VERY strong banana flavor. Tried another 3 days later, not much different. Otherwise tasty, good carb, great color/haze but not much head like you'd expect from a hefe. And obviously, little hoppiness.
I know it's early in the game, but wondering if with time, will the banana subside? Or is there something I can/should do to mellow it a bit. I used WLP380 instead of WLP300 because I read that it tended more toward clove than banana. I wish there was a little more clove or at least a slight peppery/spicy quality, but there isn't, unless the banana is simply overwhelming it. I didn't want to dry-spice it before giving it a chance to do what it was going to do by itself. Thanks.