Not sure if I'm posting this in the right spot, but anyways, I feel really dumb asking this question, but I figured, if I'm confused there's got to be someone else out there that is confused as well
I hope. The reason I need help in understanding the type of beer I'm brewing is, there is a homebrewing competition occurring soon and I'm thinking of entering it. As you may already be able to tell, this will be my first homebrewing competition. The category that I'm thinking of entering is Belgian and French Ale under the subcategory Wit.
Here in lies the question, I'm not sure if the current beer I'm fermenting is consider a Wit or a Hefeweizen. I'm fermenting a Lemon Coriander Weiss and going off the profile I've seen online for Wit's vs. Hefeweizen it seems the only real difference is the Wit uses coriander and some kind of citrus zest. If I'm wrong about this, let me know. So far my beer seems to be on track, because I used coriander and lemon zest towards the end of my boil, but the yeast that came with the kit that I used was White Labs WLP300 Hefeweizen Ale Yeast. This is the main reason why I'm unsure, because just because I used "Hefeweizen" yeast, does that mean my beer is a Hefeweizen and does not fit the category of Wit, or am I just completely missing the point?
Any help would be great and I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
Here in lies the question, I'm not sure if the current beer I'm fermenting is consider a Wit or a Hefeweizen. I'm fermenting a Lemon Coriander Weiss and going off the profile I've seen online for Wit's vs. Hefeweizen it seems the only real difference is the Wit uses coriander and some kind of citrus zest. If I'm wrong about this, let me know. So far my beer seems to be on track, because I used coriander and lemon zest towards the end of my boil, but the yeast that came with the kit that I used was White Labs WLP300 Hefeweizen Ale Yeast. This is the main reason why I'm unsure, because just because I used "Hefeweizen" yeast, does that mean my beer is a Hefeweizen and does not fit the category of Wit, or am I just completely missing the point?
Any help would be great and I would really appreciate it. Thanks.