Wyeast AM Wheat, Honey Weizen, and...Whirlfloc???

[Pezman1]

Am going to brew up a Northern Brewer Honey Weizen Kit for SWMBO as soon as my English Pale Ale hits secondary - and suddenly realized I have yet to brew a wheat beer!

The kit is 6 pounds wheat LME, 1 pound clover honey, 1 oz. Tettnang (60 min) and Wyeast 1010 American Wheat.

My question is, should I use the 1/2 tab whirlfloc at 10 min like I've done with all my other beers, or just skip it as this style is supposed to be hazy anyhow???

Thanks! Pez.

 

[johnnyc]

I'd def leave it out. I purposely omit that on all my wheats. Depending on how long it sits in bottles/keg it'll start to settle out anyway, when bottled I swirl it up just like in a commercial version.

 

[Pezman1]

That's what I figured, but I thought I would ask to confirm.

Thanks! Pez.

 

[WorryWort]

I used it on my last wheat, which was great. It ended up almost clear after about 1-2 months in keg. I didn't mind, because you can kick it up with a gentle swirl.

I would say the other significant benefit of whirlfloc (depending on your system and how it drains from the kettle) is the dropping out of the Cold break material. In a clean malt forward beer like that getting the beer off the break material can be beneficial. That's my rationale.

I think you'll have a great beer either way though.