Now I know exactly how it feels to give birth. 100%. Maybe even more so. Last May, I planted a seed and now in mid-July I have a baby cucumber. My immediate thoughts are of the wonderful future of nurturing this cucumber through all of the trials and tribulations of
Hey I just read your article on the Hefeweizen experiment and wondered if you posted any tasting notes or have any follow up on it?
Thanks,
Cory
Hey Cory, thanks for reading and for the question, it’s always nice to come home and see a new comment.
I had meant to come back to this when the brew was done but it slipped my mind. Other than the notes above about yeast and pitch rate I remember thinking it could of used the addition of a dry hop. I remember the taste being pretty much spot on to what I had expected but I was hoping for a more hoppy aroma than what I had ended up with.
I had brought this beer to a Halloween party and it was a big hit. Great taste. A banana bomb hefe really lends itself well to a more aggressive hop addition than the standard for a hefe. I would definitely stick to the fruitier hops though. Not to say experimenting with something else would be a bad idea though. I’ve been thinking of doing a piney clove hefe as well.
The only other thing I can remember at this point was that I fermented for 4 weeks without a transfer to secondary and also bottle conditioned for an additional 4 weeks before drinking. Hope this helped.