I first tried Weihenstephan Hefe Weiss Bier at the strong recommendation of a pushy fellow customer at the Liquor World in Fayetteville, Arkansas last year. The floating yeast particles in the bottle turned me off at first, especially when the label claims it was made by the oldest brewery in the world, which is nearly 1000 years old.
But after having a coworker try it first and not die, I was ready to try it. It tasted really really good. So this summer, I made a batch of my own. I used the Bavarian Wheat kit from northernbrewer.com and used Weihenstephan yeast.
German wheat beer is known for it’s unique banana and clove flavor that stems from a particular German strain of yeast. It’s one of the more popular beers in Germany.
My attempt at recreating this style of beer came out perfect. It fermented in the basement at a nice cool 62 degrees. Below are some photos of the process.
Yeasty.
Brew Kit
US Tettnang Hop Pellets
