Help - Wheat Bear Split Batch

Hi All:

After a multi year hiatus I am back into brewing. I am doing my first batch with the girl friend.

Given she is nice enough to do this with me I need to follow some rules. She likes wheat and raspberry and doesn't like sour.

On the other hand, I do not like fruit and really like to stick to traditional styles. I have a 10 gallon rig and will be doing a split ferment.

Her 5 gallons get wheat and my 5 gallons will not.

QUESTION:

Do I do a typical Grisette (like whats in the recipe) and settle for a "weird" off style second 5 gallons, or is it worth trying to do some kind of a Hefe or Wit and be traditional on my half and drop berries on the Mrs half?

If I do a traditional wit / hefe recipe will I get a crappy raspberry beer on the Mrs side?

 

Just to clarify and get to the chase. I like Wits and Hefes.

My girlfriend has a less refined interest in beer and just wants a simple wheat beer with raspberry taste.

Will a raspberry Hefe/Wit be weird or do I just do a typical grissette and except a bland second half.

 

Agree, that's the goal. I am liking using a saison yeast on my half.

i am thinking about going to like a 6% ABU with 50/50 wheat malt and pilsner.

 

Final Recipe for 10 gallons to the fermenter.

10 LBS American Wheat
5 LBS American Pils
5 LBS American 2 Row
1LBS Sugar

Mash @152

90 min boil

Bitter addition of Magnum 12% AA to 25 IBU

Mount Hood 1 oz @ 15 min
Mount Hood 1 oz @ 0 min

US05 to both on dry

My 5 Gallon is getting some simcoe dry in secondary and hers is getting rasberrys.

I am calling hers an Rasberry Wheat and mine an American Wheat.