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Cold crashing a weissbier
« on: July 17, 2012, 08:17:08 am »
Did a 12 gallon batch (split it into 2 carboys) 8 days ago and fermented ~73 using Wyeast 3638. Got great attenuation (86%). What do you think about cold crashing to say 30* to knock down some of the chill haze?
I wanted to add lactose and fruit extracts. when is a good time to do this?
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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2012, 12:01:40 pm »
I'd add the sugar and extracts before crashing.
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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2012, 12:08:50 pm »
I'd add the sugar and extracts before crashing.
How come? just curious.
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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2012, 12:20:04 pm »
Depends how you are crashing I guess. Personally I like to get everything mixed up early on so it will mature. I don't like additives added late in the game as they don;t seem to meld as well as they would have if conditioned all together.

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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2012, 12:40:38 pm »
+1 on adding the lactose now. You can add fruit extracts at kegging or bottling.

Just curious why would you want to crash a weiss? If you want to crash I like to cool down to about 34 for 36-48 hours. You wont clear chill haze, but it will help yeast drop out of suspension...which to me you want in a weiss beer. Maybe Im misinterpreting your question.
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Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2012, 12:46:42 pm »
Lactose .... in a weissbier? Have to say, I've never heard of that one.

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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2012, 12:48:38 pm »
To me adding lactose will make it a bit sweeter to complement the fruit extract.
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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2012, 12:48:43 pm »
Lactose .... in a weissbier?

Right? I dunno. I wouldn't use it.
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Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2012, 12:50:10 pm »
Interesting. I'm not a big fan of lactose in beer, personally, but I recon I can see where that would work.

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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2012, 12:52:32 pm »
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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2012, 01:02:16 pm »
Wasnt there a recipe on the front page of the website a few weeks back for a Peaches N Cream Hefe with lactose and peaches?
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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2012, 01:04:12 pm »
If you hear jackboots in the night, it's the Reinheitsgestasi coming for you!

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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2012, 01:15:31 pm »
Actually it's not a Weissbier- more like a fruit beer. And after reading your responses I think i will add the lactose first (thanks Euge-makes sense what you said) then get the beer down in the upper 30s long enough to force carb for a few days. Then add my extracts and bottle. My intention is to produce a slightly sweeter version of a Blueberry wheat I did last year. Problem with the last one is the blueberry flavor was gone rather quickly. and that's after double dosing with extract. Peaches N Cream Hefe is where i got the lactose idea.
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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2012, 02:07:27 pm »
OK another question:
I mixed a pound of lactose with 2l. water and was going to add to my 12 gallons of beer. is oxygen a concern?
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Re: Cold crashing a weissbier
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2012, 04:13:03 pm »
OK another question:
I mixed a pound of lactose with 2l. water and was going to add to my 12 gallons of beer. is oxygen a concern?

Not if you boil it first.
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