Questions tagged [hefeweizen]

Everything I've read says absolutely do not drink the last quarter inch of a homebrew because it will be terrible. But most hefeweizens instruct you to swirl the last of the bottle before pouring it in. Do I swirl or not?

I know there are lots of questions on this site regarding head retention, but I feel like none of the answers are helpful. I recently made a hefeweizen. 50% wheat malt, 50% pilser malt with about 13-14 IBUs. The beer turned out great except that it…

I order everything from Northern Brewer and in my experience they have always suggested secondary fermentation, except for a hefeweizen that I have ready to drink. I assumed this was because hefeweizens were supposed to be cloudy and secondary…