Hefe - Bottle now or give it another week?

[DanUK]

Hi,

I brewed a Hefeweizen on the 5th. Unfortunately, I had a few technical problems (boiler cut off) and ended up with a lower volume than I'd hoped for.
The recipe I followed said I should get 23L and an OG of 1.052. What I ended up with was 19L at 1.062.

I pitched a smack pack of Wyeast 3068 at 14 degrees and have kept it between 16-18 since then.
The SG has stablised at around 1.014 and I'd hoped to get it bottled this weekend but it has quite a harsh 'smoky' taste / smell.

Should I just bottle it anyway or would it be better to give it another week?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks :

 

[boozy_shoes]

Have you got a spare FV to rack it off into? you might find the taste / smell dissipate once its in a new FV and not on the break material and trub. I'd give it a week or two in there to see if it improves before bottling. With it being a Hefe the low flocculation of the yeast will help you as there will definitely be plenty left when you add the priming sugar and get round to bottling.

 

[daveozzz]

If it was me I would just go for it and bottle... never really noticed hefeweizens improving with time.. the opposite in fact.