Cold crashing question

[tochsner]

Cold crash an Hefeweizen or not?

 

[KozHops]

I'd say not. You want as much yeast as you can get floating around that beer. A Hefe gets its flavor from the yeast in the beer.

 

[brycelarson]

nope, you want suspended stuff floating around in there - makes it tastier.

 

[duckredbeard]

Cold crashing would remove the hefe from your hefeweizen. That would leave you with, well, just a weizen.

 

[skipper1953]

I've never done a hefeweizen so forgive me if this seems like a silly question. What is going to happen to the hefe in your weizen when you bottle/keg it and keep it chilled for serving?

 

[duckredbeard]

Kegged hefeweizen would eventually clear up. We used to ask pubs to give the keg one good rock once a day. Bottled hefeweizen can be given a good swirl after pouring off 3/4 of the bottle. Swirling the bottle rouses the yeast off the bottom so it can be poured.