druss716
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My first batch I made a Hefe, and it turned out waaaaay darker than a hefe should. Almost the color of a dark lager. The taste of it definitely is off. Its got an odd sweet bite to it, that makes it almost undrinkable. I wasn't sure if this was the "twang" I saw a few posts earlier. This batch was bought at my LHBS that the guy put together himself.
The next batch I made was a Brewer's Best Witiber. The color seems to be where I would expect it, but again, I'm tasting this sweetness and. Its not as powerful as it is in my crappy Hefe, but its still there. Aside from the sweetness, something just tastes "off" with it. Has an odd banana flavor that comes and goes. Its been bottled for 2 weeks so far.
So I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but its discouraging nonetheless.
I have another wheat from Austin Homebrew thats ready to be bottled in the next week, and now i worry that its going to be garbage like the last 2.
I assume it takes a few batches to make good beer? I just suck right now and feel like I'm wasting money, but I don't want to give up.
Specs:
On the hefe- it was all LME for 60 mins, hops @ 30, add 1 lb of honey in the last 5 minutes. OG was 1.042, FG 1.012. Fermented for 2 weeks, bottle conditioned for 3+.
The Brewer's Best Witbier I steeped the grains for 45 mins. After steeping, added LMR and boiled for 60, added hops for 40, spice pack and more hops. OG 1.048, FG 1.011. Fermented for 3 weeks, Bottle conditioned at 2 weeks so far.
The next batch I made was a Brewer's Best Witiber. The color seems to be where I would expect it, but again, I'm tasting this sweetness and. Its not as powerful as it is in my crappy Hefe, but its still there. Aside from the sweetness, something just tastes "off" with it. Has an odd banana flavor that comes and goes. Its been bottled for 2 weeks so far.
So I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but its discouraging nonetheless.
I have another wheat from Austin Homebrew thats ready to be bottled in the next week, and now i worry that its going to be garbage like the last 2.
I assume it takes a few batches to make good beer? I just suck right now and feel like I'm wasting money, but I don't want to give up.
Specs:
On the hefe- it was all LME for 60 mins, hops @ 30, add 1 lb of honey in the last 5 minutes. OG was 1.042, FG 1.012. Fermented for 2 weeks, bottle conditioned for 3+.
The Brewer's Best Witbier I steeped the grains for 45 mins. After steeping, added LMR and boiled for 60, added hops for 40, spice pack and more hops. OG 1.048, FG 1.011. Fermented for 3 weeks, Bottle conditioned at 2 weeks so far.