agentbud
Well-Known Member
I have made this Hefeweizen recipe twice now and doing a 3rd batch tonight. The first two times were fantastic. I have a friend who lived in Germany for 10 years and he said it was the closest thing to the hefe's he had there since returning to the states. I only had one issue on the second batch that I am confused about - the beer ended up clear, not hazy. I followed the original recipe in that thread to a T, no substitutions or changes at all. I did not use any clearing/fining agents. I may have cold crashed an extra day (3 instead of 2) but I did not think cold crashing would cause the wheat protein haze to drop out. The one I'm doing tonight will be for a competition so I want the appearance correct. I know there are clear Hefe's (crystalweizen) but this one should be the traditional hazy kind. Any thoughts?
Mike
Mike