Are these types essentially the same?? If not what are their differences. Not a big wheat/wit/hefe fan so never really got into the styles. My son likes 'em so we are brewing BM's blue moon clone this weekend. Thanks for your replies. Charlie
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Redweasel
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They are the same in that they are all wheat based beers. The big difference is the yeast used in each has different chatacteristics and a wit usualy has spice additions.
Evan!
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check out BJCP.org. read up.
wit is a spiced belgian-styled beer with belgian yeast.
hefeweizen is an unfiltered german-style wheat beer made with hefeweizen yeast.
"wheat" is a generic term for any beer made with wheat malt.
"weizen" is more of the prior.
wit is a spiced belgian-styled beer with belgian yeast.
hefeweizen is an unfiltered german-style wheat beer made with hefeweizen yeast.
"wheat" is a generic term for any beer made with wheat malt.
"weizen" is more of the prior.
Agree with all this.
For some added background:
Wit is the Dutch/Flemish word for White.
Weizen is the German word for wheat.
Hefe is the German word for yeast.
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Thanks guys, I feel more learned now. Charlie
don't forget the german weiß(white)-bier
