How Much Honey is Too Much

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ishkabibble

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I'm doing a 3G batch of wheat:

4# white wheat
1# pale ale
.4# honey malt
.3# flaked wheat
.3# Victory
1# clover honey @ flameout

.5oz Saaz @ 60
.5oz Saaz @ 10

White Labs 320

I realize that most of the honey taste ferments out, but this is more of a thing I'm doing to show gratitude for a gift of a lot of honey.

I already have an IPA planned for the rest of the honey, but wheats are this person's favorite.

My questions are: Is this too much honey? Will it ruin the body of the wheat?
 
This might be a bit much and really thin out the beer. Maybe 5-10% of the bill, plus you have the honey malt to, which will impart some flavor. Maybe just half a pound to 1/3 lb?
 
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