Recent content by KeithJ60

As Northern_Brewer said, POF is knocked out so clove isn't a possibility regardless of process. I fermented at 68F, which usually does result in some clove production with regular hefe yeast in my experience, but none was detected here. There was also no tartness that I recall. It was a fairly...

To follow up on this, the hefe with Bananza was very banana forward as expected with no clove, just as advertised. While I loved the banana, I missed the clove you get from a traditional hefe yeast. As indicated earlier in the thread, it might be worth pitching Bananza with a traditional hefe...

I was also curious to see how this would do in a Hefeweizen before trying it in another style, so I brewed one last weekend and kegged it tonight. The best way I can describe it is that it tastes like banana Laffy Taffy. It still needs to carb and chill, so I’ll report back once it’s ready to serve.