WLP380 Questions

[J_P]

How Do All

Last Friday I brewed up a batch of wheat beer and fermented it using WLP380 at around 22C. After 3 days of utterly ferocious fermentation it appears to have reached its terminal gravity. The speed and intensity of the fermentation took me completely by surprise and the continous bubbling and yeast farting out of the blow-off tube even scared the dog anyhoo I digress.

I drank the beer from the sample jar and it was just what I was looking for except for a distinct eggy smell to the brew. My questions are

1) How long do I need to leave it in the fermenter for the yease to clear this up?
2) Will I need to lager it to get rid of the smell?
3) Will I need to start facing up to the fact I've made "Fartenbrau Hefe"?

Answers on a postcard please.

Cheers in advance

John

[oblivious]

wheat beer a best drunk young, i would give it 10 days in the primary and then keg and bottle it

I would be surprised if the sulfur smell did not go after a few days

[mysterio]

I would expect it to dissapate in a few days too, it's just gas from fermentation and doesnt hang around long.

[macleanb]

A bit OT, but I used 3068, and even though I got a good head withing 14 hours, it wasnt exactly run away - so after 48 hours off came the blow off, and I left it in the study (nice & cool). However some time in the next 20 hours or so - something happened, and I cam back to a fermeter surrounded by overflowing krausen, and a yeast impregnated carpet - SWMBO was NOT amused, guess I need to work on my starters....

[J_P]

Oblivious - Cheers chief I wasn't that worried about it but it's always nice to get conformation from someone who's brewed the style before.

it's just gas from fermentation and doesnt hang around long.

I wish I'd posted this question earlier, the dogs and I have spent the entire weekend being subjected to accusing glances from my other half

I got a good head withing 14 hours, it wasn't exactly run away

I don't reckon that's too bad of a lag time to be fair. I'm sure I had a decent sized head on my brew within 14 hours and then a few hours after this the shit seriously hit the fan, the yeast dropped a cog and spent the next 48 hours trying to take over my dining room

[Vossy1]

Gotta love that yeast J_P
Save it and try it on another...you thought the first fermentation was violent
The sulphur smell very quickly goes, 2 days there or there abouts.
I started drinking mine after 10 days in the fv, then kegged the rest, chilled and carried on.
I did 2 batches one after the other and by the time I got round to the last keg...8 weeks or so after it was kegged it was definately not as good as the younger beer.

[macleanb]

So guys - I had mine in PF for 13 days (well in the FV anyway - it was all done by day 7). I then bottled it. How long do you think I should leave it before I crack the first one?

So at present its just been in the bottle for 5 days at room temperature ish (15-22) - when should I put some in the fridge and for how long.

At least the VAX managed to shift the triffid yeast and SWMBO has been appeased.

Also guys - can you point me to a duffers guide to yeast harvesting - at £6 a pop I really should do this next time...