Standard American Beer - American Wheat Beer

Refreshing wheat beers that can display more hop character and less yeast character than their German cousins. A clean fermentation character allows bready, doughy, or grainy wheat flavors to be complemented by hop flavor and bitterness rather than yeast

Flavor Profile: Light to moderately-strong bready, doughy, or grainy wheat flavor, which can linger into the finish. May have a moderate malty sweetness or finish quite dry. Low to moderate hop bitterness, which sometimes lasts into the finish. Balance is usually even, b

Ingredients: Clean American ale or lager yeast (German weissbier yeast is inappropriate). Large proportion of wheat malt (often 30–50%, which is lower than is typical in German weissbiers). American, German, or New World hops are typical.

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 American Wheat Beer Recipes

Title	Size	ABV	IBU	OG	FG	Color	Method	Views
Drink near the sun	21 L	2.99%	27.4	1.027	1.005		All Grain	7651
Twisting Melon	25 L	5.77%	25.8	1.059	1.015		BIAB	5877
Le BONBON	18 L	3.7%	28.28	1.036	1.008		All Grain	4600
Raspberry Wheat	5 gal	4.96%	54.83	1.049	1.011		All Grain	4186
Passionfruit Wheat Ale	18.9 L	5.65%	32.43	1.053	1.010		All Grain	3668
Hoppy Wheat Lager	12 gal	5.04%	30.16	1.048	1.009		All Grain	3526
Vickies Weiss v 2	24 L	5.8%	34.86	1.059	1.015		BIAB	3362
Wheat Kveik Voss	5.5 gal	6.71%	40.47	1.063	1.012		All Grain	2862
Summer Wheat	1 gal	5.64%	30.98	1.052	1.009		All Grain	2785
Hoppy Wheat Beer	5.5 gal	4.88%	47.58	1.053	1.016		BIAB	2644

Newest American Wheat Beer Recipes

Title	Size	ABV	IBU	OG	FG	Color	Method	Views
Jon is Cool	5.5 gal	5.09%	18.68	1.048	1.009		All Grain	129
Farmer's Daughter	15 gal	4.63%	29.86	1.046	1.010		All Grain	63
Fuzzy Wheat	10 gal	5.83%	10.63	1.059	1.015		All Grain	51
One Eyed	12.5 gal	4.14%	19.35	1.042	1.011		All Grain	50
Summer Wheatley 3.0	10 gal	6.6871%	0	1.057	1.006		All Grain	38
American Wheat	1 gal	4.75%	18.25	1.049	1.012		BIAB	67
Unmalted Wheat	3 gal	5.72%	42.09	1.058	1.014		All Grain	61
FCB Wheat 2	40 gal	4.42%	16.62	1.041	1.007		All Grain	57
Creative Juice (2025)	6 gal	5.13%	12.82	1.054	1.014		All Grain	65
Ketchikan Red	12 gal	4.95%	26.27	1.046	1.009		All Grain	62

Fermentables Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Country	Category	Type	Color	PPG	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row	979	US	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	37	45%	0% - 100%
American - White Wheat	841	American	Grain	base malt	2.8°L	40	40%	4% - 100%
American - Wheat	500	American	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	38	42%	3% - 100%
Flaked Wheat	380		Adjunct	raw	2°L	34	13%	2% - 75%
Rice Hulls	362		Adjunct	other	0°L	0	6%	0% - 20%
American - Pilsner	303	American	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	37	45%	5% - 100%
Flaked Oats	285		Adjunct	raw	2.2°L	33	9%	0% - 46%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	204	American	Grain	crystal malt	1.8°L	33	6%	1% - 100%
German - Wheat Malt	203	German	Grain	base malt	2°L	37	43%	9% - 100%
Honey Malt	202		Grain	crystal malt	25°L	37	7%	0% - 100%

Hops Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Average AA	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
Cascade	563	7	39%	2% - 100%
Citra	347	11	31%	1% - 100%
Amarillo	335	8.6	27%	2% - 100%
Centennial	224	10	33%	0% - 100%
Saaz	222	3.5	39%	10% - 100%
Willamette	209	4.5	47%	4% - 100%
Magnum	176	15	33%	2% - 100%
Mosaic	146	12.5	28%	1% - 100%
Hallertau Mittelfruh	129	3.75	49%	5% - 100%
Tettnanger	102	4.5	49%	1% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Country	Category	Type	Color	PPG	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	21	American	Grain	crystal malt	1.8°L	33	44%	9% - 100%
Flaked Wheat	18		Adjunct	raw	2°L	34	50%	14% - 100%
Honey Malt	17		Grain	crystal malt	25°L	37	53%	6% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 10L	17	American	Grain	crystal malt	10°L	35	78%	36% - 100%
American - White Wheat	15	American	Grain	base malt	2.8°L	40	54%	16% - 100%
US - Pale 2-Row	12	US	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	37	55%	20% - 100%
American - Wheat	10	American	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	38	60%	26% - 100%
American - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt	8	American	Grain	crystal malt	55°L	34	45%	24% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 20L	7	American	Grain	crystal malt	20°L	35	67%	8% - 100%
Aromatic Malt	7		Grain	specialty malt	20°L	35	49%	14% - 100%

Yeasts Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Laboratory	Type	Alcohol Tolerance	Flocculation	Attenuation	Min. Temp	Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05	744	Fermentis / Safale	Ales	Low	Medium	81%	54°F	77°F
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010	276	Wyeast	Wheat	0.1	Low	76%	58°F	74°F
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06	148	Fermentis / Safale	Wheat	.105	Low	86%	54°F	77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001	138	White Labs	Ale	High	Medium	76.5%	68°F	73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056	106	Wyeast	Ale	0.1	Med-Low	75%	60°F	72°F
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320	97	White Labs	Ale	Medium	Low	72.5%	65°F	69°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04	72	Fermentis / Safale	Ale	.0975	High	75%	54°F	77°F
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97	45	Fermentis / Safale	Ale	.104	High	81%	54°F	77°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST	41	Lallemand	Ales	High	High	80%	77°F	104°F
Fermentis - Safale-WB06	39	Fermentis / Safale	Ales	High	Low	78%	59°F	75°F

Other Ingredients Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Type	Use	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
Gypsum	433	Water Agt	Mash	16%	0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	248	Water Agt	Mash	15%	0% - 100%
Lactic acid	215	Water Agt	Mash	69%	0% - 100%
Whirlfloc	200	Fining	Boil	62%	0% - 100%
Epsom Salt	149	Water Agt	Mash	8%	0% - 100%
Irish Moss	130	Fining	Boil	55%	0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	97	Water Agt	Mash	17%	0% - 100%
Phosphoric acid	60	Water Agt	Mash	67%	0% - 100%
Sweet Orange Peel	57	Flavor	Boil	43%	0% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient	55	Other	Boil	30%	0% - 100%

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