Yeast Flocculation Issues in a Hefe

[mrbeerin]

So I am having problems with the flocculation of Wb-06 yeast of late. Looks milky/cloudy even after crashing it for 4-5 days . Checked all variables nothing seems to be working . What are the reasons for this issue . Mash temp is fine around 65-66c. Can pH and increased salts cause low flocculation? Thanks !


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[Rosie]

So I am having problems with the flocculation of Wb-06 yeast of late. Looks milky/cloudy even after crashing it for 4-5 days . Checked all variables nothing seems to be working . What are the reasons for this issue . Mash temp is fine around 65-66c. Can pH and increased salts cause low flocculation? Thanks !


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I've been having that problem for quite some time now with WB06 (since packaging changed)...used to get to acceptable haze in 3 weeks, now still milky 4+ weeks in and crawling out of bright, have had to modify tanks to cope.

Anyone else? We're now going to try t58 to see if we can get same sort of profile with better floc. Any tips on that yeast appreciated.

But it's a wheat beer...yeah, thanks, we ain't in Munich.

Cheers,

[brewmaster 2011]

this is the Weihenstephan. It is a top cropping yeast with low flocculation. I use it in a liquid form and get maybe 5 gal of yeast that flocs out during crashing it down.

[Rosie]

this is the Weihenstephan. It is a top cropping yeast with low flocculation. I use it in a liquid form and get maybe 5 gal of yeast that flocs out during crashing it down.

I disagree, I used the WLP300 for years and switched to this...not the same, not a top cropper.

[BrewinLou]

How many generations have you taken this yeast? It is not designed to floc very well as you know. It is not a yeast that will last many generations due to that.

[CasselBrewery]

So I am having problems with the flocculation of Wb-06 yeast of late. Looks milky/cloudy even after crashing it for 4-5 days . Checked all variables nothing seems to be working . What are the reasons for this issue . Mash temp is fine around 65-66c. Can pH and increased salts cause low flocculation? Thanks !


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Same issue here! Good thing our Wit is called White Fog cause it really is White Fog. We tried using very little biofine but it cleared the hell out of it, so that was a mistake. Haven't tried anything else since. We noticed that it does clear up pretty quickly in the bottle.

[mrbeerin]

How many generations have you taken this yeast? It is not designed to floc very well as you know. It is not a yeast that will last many generations due to that.

Havent gone past 2 generations . Even though in the past we've gone upto 5 gen without any issues . Changed the salts to check if it helps flocculation.


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[mrbeerin]

Same issue here! Good thing our Wit is called White Fog cause it really is White Fog. We tried using very little biofine but it cleared the hell out of it, so that was a mistake. Haven't tried anything else since. We noticed that it does clear up pretty quickly in the bottle.

Haha i know what you mean . It does clear faster in the keg . But the cloudiness affects the time taken to flocculate which directly affects our schedule. Need to figure a way out of this . Im not sure if its the new yeast itself .


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[BogWater]

Wow glad i found this thread i thought i was going crazy, same issue with me using this the first time. It ended up clearing a touch after it sat kegged for a while but it never quite got out of that milky white color.

[Cmike]

Calcium deficiency

Wow glad i found this thread i thought i was going crazy, same issue with me using this the first time. It ended up clearing a touch after it sat kegged for a while but it never quite got out of that milky white color.

Could be do to calcium deficiency.
Cheers