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[Tankard]

Hey guys! I made a few posts already in the off topic area, but I wanted to contribute to the beer related area as well since I do brew occasionally. Looks like a nice site you have here. So I'm using this yeast for the first time. Anybody have experience with it? It's supposed to be more of a spicy/clovy yeast than the usual banana bomb Wyeast 3068 and WLP 300. I pitched the yeast 5 days ago and the smell is very different from the hefes I usually make. I'm hoping this will turn out nice.Would kegging this beer after 10 days be jumping the gun? I want to start drinking this quick because it was my rebound beer after my first not-so-great lager.<------ By the way, I'm the real comptroller.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Hey guys! I made a few posts already in the off topic area, but I wanted to contribute to the beer related area as well since I do brew occasionally. Looks like a nice site you have here. So I'm using this yeast for the first time. Anybody have experience with it? It's supposed to be more of a spicy/clovy yeast than the usual banana bomb Wyeast 3068 and WLP 300. I pitched the yeast 5 days ago and the smell is very different from the hefes I usually make. I'm hoping this will turn out nice.Would kegging this beer after 10 days be jumping the gun? I want to start drinking this quick because it was my rebound beer after my first not-so-great lager.<------ By the way, I'm the real comptroller.

Never used that yeast. If the gravity stays constant for a couple of days I'd say you are good to keg.

[Genesee Ted]

10 days is fine. It should be done fermenting and hefes are best fresh.

[MakeMeHoppy]

I just returned from a 2 month break in brewing. I have an all extract hefe going with 1/2 hour left in the boil. I have a 3068 yeast cake and the original beer was pretty standard with SG at 1.048. I'm bumping this one up to about 1.060 to see how I like that. I fermented the last one at 62 degrees which I believe Jamil recommends. I used to do them in the 68 degree range and the cooler ferment leave a lot nicer balance of banana and clove. I'm looking for a signiture beer and a high gravity hefe may just be it. Let us know how you like the WLP380 as a more neutral yeast may help me in my venture for a house beer for the masses.

[deejaydan]

I use WLP380 in all my Hefe's. Nice clove, just enough banana..