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 GuideTop 10 American Wheat Beer Recipes
Title | Size | ABV | IBU | OG | FG | Color | Method | Views |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apricot Wheat |
45.4 L | 5.46% | 16.42 | 1.050 | 1.008 | All Grain | 8464 | |
Drink near the sun |
21 L | 2.99% | 27.4 | 1.027 | 1.005 | All Grain | 6888 | |
Twisting Melon |
25 L | 5.77% | 25.8 | 1.059 | 1.015 | BIAB | 5317 | |
gumballhead clone |
5 gal | 5.59% | 39.41 | 1.053 | 1.010 | Partial Mash | 5155 | |
Le BONBON |
18 L | 3.7% | 28.28 | 1.036 | 1.008 | All Grain | 4185 | |
Raspberry Wheat |
5 gal | 4.96% | 54.83 | 1.049 | 1.011 | All Grain | 3510 | |
Passionfruit Wheat Ale |
18.9 L | 5.65% | 32.43 | 1.053 | 1.010 | All Grain | 3128 | |
Blueberry Wheat |
4.75 gal | 6.58% | 24.95 | 1.069 | 1.019 | All Grain | 3066 | |
Vickies Weiss v 2 |
24 L | 5.8% | 34.86 | 1.059 | 1.015 | BIAB | 2998 | |
Hoppy Wheat Lager |
12 gal | 5.04% | 30.16 | 1.048 | 1.009 | All Grain | 2717 |
Newest American Wheat Beer Recipes
Title | Size | ABV | IBU | OG | FG | Color | Method | Views |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awesome Recipe |
12 gal | 4.36% | 0 | 1.044 | 1.011 | All Grain | 4 | |
Bell’s Brewery’s Oberon clone |
5.5 gal | 6.14% | 25.33 | 1.058 | 1.011 | All Grain | 20 | |
American Wheat beer v1 |
10 L | 4.37% | 24.92 | 1.043 | 1.010 | BIAB | 13 | |
Awesome Recipe |
372 gal | 5.59% | 19.48 | 1.057 | 1.014 | All Grain | 9 | |
Celebration hoppy golden |
130 L | 4.54% | 2 | 1.046 | 1.011 | All Grain | 13 | |
What's On Hand (Wheat beer with oats) |
20.8 L | 4.98% | 27.16 | 1.047 | 1.009 | All Grain | 45 | |
Weightman Wheat II |
5 gal | 5.68% | 19.86 | 1.052 | 1.009 | All Grain | 47 | |
Patchwork |
6 gal | 5.21% | 20.05 | 1.052 | 1.012 | BIAB | 18 | |
St. Wendelin Wheat |
102 gal | 5.23% | 28.3 | 1.052 | 1.012 | All Grain | 14 | |
American Honey Wheat AF |
11 gal | 5.76% | 19.18 | 1.053 | 1.009 | BIAB | 21 |
Fermentables Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)
Name | Recipes | Country | Category | Type | Color | PPG | Avg. Usage | Usage Range |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US - Pale 2-Row | 945 | US | Grain | base malt |
1.8°L
|
37 | 45% | 0% - 100% |
American - White Wheat | 779 | American | Grain | base malt |
2.8°L
|
40 | 40% | 4% - 100% |
American - Wheat | 478 | American | Grain | base malt |
1.8°L
|
38 | 42% | 3% - 100% |
Flaked Wheat | 353 | Adjunct | raw |
2°L
|
34 | 14% | 2% - 75% | |
Rice Hulls | 329 | Adjunct | other |
0°L
|
0 | 5% | 0% - 20% | |
American - Pilsner | 283 | American | Grain | base malt |
1.8°L
|
37 | 45% | 6% - 100% |
Flaked Oats | 265 | Adjunct | raw |
2.2°L
|
33 | 9% | 0% - 46% | |
German - Wheat Malt | 196 | German | Grain | base malt |
2°L
|
37 | 43% | 9% - 100% |
Honey Malt | 191 | Grain | crystal malt |
25°L
|
37 | 7% | 0% - 100% | |
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) | 182 | American | Grain | crystal malt |
1.8°L
|
33 | 6% | 1% - 100% |
Hops Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)
Name | Recipes | Average AA | Avg. Usage | Usage Range |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cascade | 514 | 7 | 38% | 2% - 100% |
Citra | 318 | 11 | 30% | 1% - 100% |
Amarillo | 304 | 8.6 | 27% | 3% - 100% |
Saaz | 213 | 3.5 | 39% | 10% - 100% |
Centennial | 210 | 10 | 34% | 0% - 100% |
Willamette | 198 | 4.5 | 47% | 4% - 100% |
Magnum | 159 | 15 | 33% | 2% - 100% |
Mosaic | 136 | 12.5 | 28% | 1% - 100% |
Hallertau Mittelfruh | 107 | 3.75 | 48% | 5% - 100% |
Columbus | 97 | 15 | 27% | 3% - 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 | 45% | 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 | 13 | American | Grain | base malt |
2.8°L
|
40 | 48% | 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 - Caramel / Crystal 20L | 8 | American | Grain | crystal malt |
20°L
|
35 | 64% | 8% - 100% |
American - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt | 7 | American | Grain | crystal malt |
55°L
|
34 | 47% | 24% - 100% |
Flaked Oats | 7 | Adjunct | raw |
2.2°L
|
33 | 34% | 11% - 50% |
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 | 694 | Fermentis / Safale | Ales | Low | Medium | 81% | 54°F | 77°F |
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010 | 271 | Wyeast | Wheat | 0.1 | Low | 76% | 58°F | 74°F |
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06 | 139 | Fermentis / Safale | Wheat | .105 | Low | 86% | 54°F | 77°F |
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 | 131 | White Labs | Ale | High | Medium | 76.5% | 68°F | 73°F |
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 | 102 | Wyeast | Ale | 0.1 | Med-Low | 75% | 60°F | 72°F |
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320 | 89 | White Labs | Ale | Medium | Low | 72.5% | 65°F | 69°F |
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 | 62 | Fermentis / Safale | Ale | .0975 | High | 75% | 54°F | 77°F |
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97 | 41 | Fermentis / Safale | Ale | .104 | High | 81% | 54°F | 77°F |
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300 | 37 | White Labs | Wheat | Medium | Low | 74% | 68°F | 72°F |
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST | 32 | Lallemand | Ales | High | High | 80% | 77°F | 104°F |
Other Ingredients Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)
Name | Recipes | Type | Use | Avg. Usage | Usage Range |
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Gypsum | 366 | Water Agt | Mash | 18% | 0% - 100% |
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) | 216 | Water Agt | Mash | 17% | 0% - 100% |
Whirlfloc | 186 | Water Agt | Boil | 62% | 0% - 100% |
Lactic acid | 173 | Water Agt | Mash | 69% | 0% - 100% |
Epsom Salt | 127 | Water Agt | Mash | 8% | 0% - 100% |
Irish Moss | 116 | Fining | Boil | 56% | 0% - 100% |
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) | 70 | Water Agt | Mash | 18% | 0% - 71% |
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) | 53 | Water Agt | Mash | 24% | 0% - 100% |
Phosphoric acid | 46 | Water Agt | Mash | 64% | 0% - 100% |
Baking Soda | 44 | Water Agt | Mash | 5% | 0% - 34% |