Submitting hefe for competition (ingredients question)

[Adaman05]

Hi folks,

There's a competition coming up in my city that I've been looking forward to. I brewed an awesome DIPA (a Heady Topper variation) that I will be submitting. I also recently brewed 10 gallons of a hefe (Crop Circle Wheat clone) that my brother-in-law asked for as his 30th birthday present. I never thought about it, but it also turned out fantastic, and I'm thinking about submitting that as well. The problem: I used 2-row instead of Pilsner malt, so it's not a traditional German hefe. Should I even bother submitting?

It was:

60% Wheat
35% 2-row
2.5% Carapils
2.5% Munich
1.5 oz Hallertauer - 60 minutes
Wyeast 3068

I mashed high and it came out at 5.3%.

 

[Adaman05]

Bump

 

[biodarwin]

I would be more worried about the carapils than the 2 row. The hops seem kind of heavy handed as well.

 

[Adaman05]

I would be more worried about the carapils than the 2 row. The hops seem kind of heavy handed as well.

It was a 10 gallon batch.

 

[tennesseean_87]

I don't have a ton of experience, but I'm guessing that it won't matter as much since it's only 1.3 of the grain bill. If it tastes good, give it a shot.

 

[syd138]

I wouldn't worry about it. A lot of the flavor should come from the yeast and wheat.. I'm assuming that the IBUs are around 10ish?

 

[progmac]

no, the pils/2-row swap is nearly meaningless. the hops seem high for a hefe though

 

[Adaman05]

12 ibu. Bjcp calls for 8-15. How is that heavy handed?

 

[kaconga]

If it tastes like a hefe then you should submit it as such. I mean a lager took home gold for the cream ale category at gabf this year for crying out loud. I am betting no judge will taste such a minor substitution.

 

[finsfan]

Dont worry about it. Most of the time they dont ask for the ingredients, just has to taste like the category you placed it in. Good luck!

 

[tagz]

Submit it. It would be interesting to see if any judges pick it out.