wheat yeast without wheat

[piet]

does anybody know what would happen if one were to add a hefeweizen style yeast to wort made from (non-wheat) DME?
would it still ferment? would it change the taste (in a bad way)? would it alter the expected gravity of the recipe?

 

[homebrewer_99]

Sure, it would still ferment.

I made a batch using only 2 lbs of wheat and 4 lbs of Extra Light DME. It only tasted slightly of Weizen and still had a banana nose.

However, I would not recommend the recipe to anyone.