Bavarian Wheat Beer

[cliffyj]

Hi,
I bottled this on monday.
I had a bottle that was only half full,or half empty , i know it was a bit early to taste the beer but i thought i would give this bottle a try, well there was plenty of gas and quite good smells , but there was no head worth talking about, will this improve with time?
Cheers, Clifford

 

[Flash_DG]

Hi,
I bottled this on monday.
I had a bottle that was only half full,or half empty , i know it was a bit early to taste the beer but i thought i would give this bottle a try, well there was plenty of gas and quite good smells , but there was no head worth talking about, will this improve with time?
Cheers, Clifford

Mine didn't even after a few months but it still tasted excellent and I have got orders for more brews from my mates.

 

[cliffyj]

This type of beer is known for its nice big head ,which i do like .
I also didn't do a secondary fermentation , which was called for in the recipe.
But as long as it's drinkable, i have to take it as it is, for my first brew.

 

[Flash_DG]

also with mine I only primed with sugar drops and didn't know about Hefeweizen having a higher CO2 lvl then other beers.
Maybe that had some thing to do with it.

 

[manticle]

Clifford - the amount of time you have given is not enough to tell. Head formation and retention should improve with a bit more time although other factors may contribute.

Give it at least a fortnight from bottling, make sure your glass is super clean and rinsed (wash, rinse, rinse with white vinegar then rinse again) and judge then.

 

[cliffyj]

I was also wondering, should i put the bottles somewhere warmer to condition, they are sitting in the spare room at 60F /62F

 

[manticle]

I'll let you do the conversion but somewhere around 18-20 C is ideal. They will carbonate at lower temps but they take longer.

 

[cliffyj]

Thanks for that, will find slightly warmer place

I'll let you do the conversion but somewhere around 18-20 C is ideal. They will carbonate at lower temps but they take longer.