NB Honey Weizen recipe and IBU question

[cricky101]

Hey all - I got a Northern Brewer gift card for Christmas and was going to pick up an extract kit to brew one night after work.

I want to brew something light for my girlfriend and thought the Honey Weizen from Northern Brewer sounded good. She primarily drinks Leine's Honey Weiss. I'll probably ferment with US-05 in the low 60s to get a more crisp profile.

When I entered everything into Hopville, and adjusted for a full boil and late extract addition, the recipe comes in at just over 20 IBUs and BU:GU of 0.44.

I want something that's balanced and not too sweet, but will 20 IBUs be too bitter? She really dislikes bitterness in her beer. I checked the web, and the original Honey Weiss is listed at 13 IBUs, but I don't want it super sweet either ...

Anyone make anything similar and have some advice about what IBU to shoot for?

 

[ETCS]

Drop the amount of hops, or add them later in the boil and see what that does to you IBU's.

 

[cricky101]

Sorry. My post was confusing.

I guess my question is with 6 lbs wheat LME and 1 lb of honey, is 20 IBUs going to give the beer a bitter flavor or will it be balanced? I'm trying to find the happy medium of not bitter and not too sweet with those ingredients for something my girlfriend will enjoy.