So I'm planning my first hefeweizen, and have read a lot about underpitching and slightly stressing the yeast to bring out more banana character. Stressing the yeast can also be achieved by limiting 02 and skipping any yeast nutrient. My question is: would doing all three be too much, or not entirely necessary? My goal is a hefe with big banana character, and limited clove character. My general plan is:
Ferment fairly low, around 64 to limit clove character
Shoot for a pitch rate around .50 mil cells/ml/deg plato
Cut my normal oxygenating time with pure 02 from 60 seconds to 30
Do not add yeast nutrient
Does this seem like overkill, or do you think it will get me in the ballpark I'm looking for?
Ferment fairly low, around 64 to limit clove character
Shoot for a pitch rate around .50 mil cells/ml/deg plato
Cut my normal oxygenating time with pure 02 from 60 seconds to 30
Do not add yeast nutrient
Does this seem like overkill, or do you think it will get me in the ballpark I'm looking for?