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.

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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	7954
Twisting Melon	25 L	5.77%	25.8	1.059	1.015		BIAB	6091
Le BONBON	18 L	3.7%	28.28	1.036	1.008		All Grain	4903
Raspberry Wheat	5 gal	4.96%	54.83	1.049	1.011		All Grain	4431
Passionfruit Wheat Ale	18.9 L	5.65%	32.43	1.053	1.010		All Grain	3907
Hoppy Wheat Lager	12 gal	5.04%	30.16	1.048	1.009		All Grain	3823
Vickies Weiss v 2	24 L	5.8%	34.86	1.059	1.015		BIAB	3525
Wheat Kveik Voss	5.5 gal	6.71%	40.47	1.063	1.012		All Grain	3173
Summer Wheat	1 gal	5.64%	30.98	1.052	1.009		All Grain	3083
citra wheat	5.7 gal	5.06%	14.5	1.048	1.009		All Grain	3081

Newest American Wheat Beer Recipes

Title	Size	ABV	IBU	OG	FG	Color	Method	Views
Wetland Wheat	5.5 gal	5.16%	18.28	1.048	1.009		All Grain	10
022_Kuromoji_Peach Wheat	500 L	5.13%	28.14	1.050	1.011		All Grain	14
Awesome Recipe	6 gal	4.76%	45.09	1.045	1.009		extract	15
Bluemoon Clone	5.5 gal	6.09%	15.74	1.056	1.010		All Grain	80
Cherry Wheat	5.5 gal	5.02%	18.7	1.050	1.012		All Grain	42
Warden's American Wheat Beer	6 gal	4.98%	18.9	1.047	1.009		All Grain	39
Oberon Clone	5.5 gal	5.98%	33.77	1.056	1.011		All Grain	46
Club Comp American Wheat	5 gal	5.27%	21.5	1.050	1.009		BIAB	65
Peachy Princess - Wheat	5 gal	5%	19.67	1.050	1.012		BIAB	40
hoppy wheat	5.5 gal	5.15%	30.28	1.048	1.008		All Grain	51

Fermentables Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Country	Category	Type	Color	PPG	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row	980	US	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	37	45%	0% - 100%
American - White Wheat	850	American	Grain	base malt	2.8°L	40	40%	4% - 100%
American - Wheat	508	American	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	38	41%	3% - 100%
Flaked Wheat	386		Adjunct	raw	2°L	34	13%	2% - 75%
Rice Hulls	370		Adjunct	other	0°L	0	6%	0% - 20%
American - Pilsner	308	American	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	37	45%	5% - 100%
Flaked Oats	290		Adjunct	raw	2.2°L	33	9%	0% - 46%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	207	American	Grain	crystal malt	1.8°L	33	6%	1% - 100%
Honey Malt	206		Grain	crystal malt	25°L	37	7%	0% - 100%
German - Wheat Malt	205	German	Grain	base malt	2°L	37	42%	9% - 100%

Hops Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Average AA	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
Cascade	575	7	39%	2% - 100%
Citra	352	11	30%	1% - 100%
Amarillo	341	8.6	27%	2% - 100%
Saaz	229	3.5	39%	10% - 100%
Centennial	228	10	34%	0% - 100%
Willamette	217	4.5	47%	4% - 100%
Magnum	183	15	33%	2% - 100%
Mosaic	151	12.5	28%	1% - 100%
Hallertau Mittelfruh	131	3.75	49%	5% - 100%
Columbus	103	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	44%	9% - 100%
Flaked Wheat	18		Adjunct	raw	2°L	34	50%	14% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 10L	17	American	Grain	crystal malt	10°L	35	78%	36% - 100%
Honey Malt	16		Grain	crystal malt	25°L	37	53%	6% - 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	764	Fermentis / Safale	Ales	Low	Medium	81%	54°F	77°F
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010	280	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	140	White Labs	Ale	High	Medium	76.5%	68°F	73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056	108	Wyeast	Ale	0.1	Med-Low	75%	60°F	72°F
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320	100	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	46	Fermentis / Safale	Ale	.104	High	81%	54°F	77°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST	46	Lallemand	Ales	High	High	80%	77°F	104°F
Fermentis - Safale-WB06	43	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	457	Water Agt	Mash	16%	0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	262	Water Agt	Mash	15%	0% - 100%
Lactic acid	224	Water Agt	Mash	69%	0% - 100%
Whirlfloc	206	Fining	Whirlpool	61%	0% - 100%
Epsom Salt	155	Water Agt	Mash	8%	0% - 100%
Irish Moss	130	Fining	Mash	55%	0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	106	Water Agt	Mash	16%	0% - 100%
Phosphoric acid	71	Water Agt	Sparge	67%	0% - 100%
Sweet Orange Peel	62	Flavor	Mash	42%	0% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient	59	Other	Boil	28%	0% - 100%

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