so...Almost 2 weeks ago (Sunday will be 2 weeks), I brewed a dunkelweizen. From JZ's book, "Brewing classic styles". I had my first and only example of a dunkelweizen from Fish Brewing out of Olympia, WA. Liked. Wanted to brew it. Ferment temp. was supposed to be 62 degrees F. Basement was around that temp. Rougly 60 - 65. I fermented down there for about 4 days. Then it got to 60. Kreusen was huge compared to other beers I've done. Kreusen stayed for the full 4 days. Since slowed considerably, I think I got dumb and worried. Didn't see nothing. Timed the airlock movement. Looked for activity in beer in glass carboy. Moved it upstairs where about 68 - 70 degrees F. Dunkelweizen is supposed to be nice balance of flavors right? Well, it's been 11 days since brewed. Very slow activity in beer, ~ 20 seconds between bubbles in airlock. I used Wyeast Weihenstephan strain (or is it Weiheinstephan??). Supposed to be some clove and banana right?? I finally did a gravity reading, and drank the sample or rather part of the sample. I dont' know!!! I get a lot of the banana. Or rather, reminds me of like those Runts candies. The banana shaped one! Jeez. usually, I eagerly suck down a sample of the gravity reading. I took 2 or 3 sips. Dumped it out. Put it back down into basement. No way to control templ other than running upstairs to 68 - 75 degrees or in basement where it MIGHT get to 72 if I have a fire in basement.
My only thought....Brew another batch. Keep it in basement. It turns out no too fond of this flavor. I get no clove. Now it's driving me to get it right. So thought is, get it basement again. (Like I said, still activity in air lock, yeasties moving around in beer. Might tame it down a bit.) Wait another week. Tempted to bottle it anyway. Make another batch to get it right.
let me hear some thoughts please
My only thought....Brew another batch. Keep it in basement. It turns out no too fond of this flavor. I get no clove. Now it's driving me to get it right. So thought is, get it basement again. (Like I said, still activity in air lock, yeasties moving around in beer. Might tame it down a bit.) Wait another week. Tempted to bottle it anyway. Make another batch to get it right.
let me hear some thoughts please