I just bottled my second brew(a Hef) a week ago 4/17/11 and being a noob to brewing...I wanted to taste my beer. I know, I know that I'm popping a top way too early but I'm curious. Completely dissapointed...way too much banana flavor and smell. Here is my question: Is this normal for a Hef when drinking too early in the maturing stage? Will the banana taste and smell simmer down after several weeks? Or did I mess up at some point before bottling?
I partial mashed with wheat, two row and cara-pils. Used hef extract, hallrttauer hops, and white labs #300
My initial gravity was 1.068 ...way higher than the theoretical/projected (1.047). (Don't know why it was so high)
Fermented at about 72F
Two stage fermented for 5 days in first, 10 days in second with a FG of 1.012 on bottling day.
Thanks!