Hefeweizen: messed up grain bill

[njohnsoncs]

I wanted to make a Bavarian Hefeweizen with the following grain bill:

5.5 lbs Weyermann pale wheat malt
4 lbs German pilsner malt

but somehow at my lhbs I only grabbed

2.75 lbs Weyermann pale wheat malt
4 lbs German pilsner malt

so the ratio of pilsner to wheat is way higher than I intended. I just started mashing this in and am curious what people think this will make/taste like?

I'm using Tettnang for the hop and WLP300 for yeast.

 

[grampamark]

You will probably end up with a 3-3.5 ABV Blonde Ale. That's not the end of the world.

 

[njohnsoncs]

hmm I guess but with WLP300?

 

[grampamark]

hmm I guess but with WLP300?

My comment was somewhat tongue in cheek. You will have beer. It won't quite be a Hefe but it will be beer.

 

[Bassman2003]

It might be more on the clove side than banana or a little less interesting but not anything huge. Hefe yeast is hefe yeast and that will make the flavor. I would be more concerned about your gravity.

 

[GnenieGone]

I use 300 with all my hefes. Warmer=banana. Cooler=clove. You can add 2lb of wheat DME any time within 12hr of fermentation to compensate. Done it many times.

 

[njohnsoncs]

My OG was: 1.040 so I guess if I get middle attenuation for WLP300 I should end at 1.010 which gives 3.94 ABV. So I guess I can call this a session blonde hefeweizen...?