What type of yeast should I use with this recipe?

[tcox85]

Hey guys, I'm about to make a 5 gallon batch of what will eventually be a raspberry ale (making it for my girlfriend) and I've made a 1 gallon batch of this before, turned out great but the overall body of the beer was a bit too dark in colour when I used wheat dme and amber lme, so I've chosen to go with this:

3 lbs Bavarian Wheat DME
3 lbs Pilsen DME

1 oz Willamette @60
1 oz Willamette @5

So the question is should I use my smack pack of wyeast 1056 or should I use a proper wheat beer yeast? Just trying to prevent ordering another packet of yeast, unfortunately where I live I have no lhbs
Any tips and advice is greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[chickypad]

If you want it to be a neutral American style wheat then use your 1056. If you want a German style hefeweizen with the banana and clove flavors then you need to get that kind of yeast. Not sure you want that if adding raspberry though.

 

[tcox85]

This is my first time using 1056 as well, usually I'd just use US-05 or 04 with my ales, the last time I did the raspberry I used Danstar Munich Wheat Beer Yeast...thanks though I am going to try the 1056 with this beer, in about a month I'll know how it turned out haha

 

[lumpher]

I'd definitely go with the 1056. That would be my first choice for that combo.

 

[eadavis80]

I've used 1010 exclusively for wheats - whether they were honey wheat or raspberry wheats - and have always enjoyed those beers. That being said, I'm sure 05 or 1056 would be fine too.