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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
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
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%

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