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	8198
Twisting Melon	25 L	5.77%	25.8	1.059	1.015		BIAB	6315
Le BONBON	18 L	3.7%	28.28	1.036	1.008		All Grain	5089
Raspberry Wheat	5 gal	4.96%	54.83	1.049	1.011		All Grain	4650
Passionfruit Wheat Ale	18.9 L	5.65%	32.43	1.053	1.010		All Grain	4130
Hoppy Wheat Lager	12 gal	5.04%	30.16	1.048	1.009		All Grain	4015
Vickies Weiss v 2	24 L	5.8%	34.86	1.059	1.015		BIAB	3675
Wheat Kveik Voss	5.5 gal	6.71%	40.47	1.063	1.012		All Grain	3580
citra wheat	5.7 gal	5.06%	14.5	1.048	1.009		All Grain	3449
Summer Wheat	1 gal	5.64%	30.98	1.052	1.009		All Grain	3235

Newest American Wheat Beer Recipes

Title	Size	ABV	IBU	OG	FG	Color	Method	Views
Summer Sipper	5.5 gal	5.13%	17.36	1.047	1.008		All Grain	20
3bbl white ale with spice(Christmas)	112 gal	5.18%	19.74	1.052	1.012		All Grain	59
Young Experimental Wheat 2	5 gal	5.77%	23.44	1.059	1.015		extract	46
session wheat	6 gal	4.04%	15.41	1.039	1.008		extract	48
Awesome Recipe	5.2 gal	4.9%	16.98	1.046	1.009		All Grain	46
Awesome Recipe	270 L	4.27%	0	1.043	1.011		All Grain	55
Sun's Song	5.25 gal	5.22%	24.23	1.049	1.009		BIAB	90
Amerikai Buza	11 L	4.74%	21.51	1.045	1.009		extract	86
American Wheat Ale - Gab Edition	44 L	5.32%	43.39	1.050	1.010		BIAB	81
Light rye	30 L	5.22%	20.89	1.052	1.012		BIAB	73

Fermentables Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Country	Category	Type	Color	PPG	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row	984	US	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	37	45%	0% - 100%
American - White Wheat	857	American	Grain	base malt	2.8°L	40	40%	4% - 100%
American - Wheat	516	American	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	38	41%	3% - 100%
Flaked Wheat	396		Adjunct	raw	2°L	34	13%	2% - 75%
Rice Hulls	384		Adjunct	other	0°L	0	5%	0% - 20%
American - Pilsner	310	American	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	37	45%	5% - 100%
Flaked Oats	296		Adjunct	raw	2.2°L	33	9%	0% - 46%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	212	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	206	German	Grain	base malt	2°L	37	43%	9% - 100%

Hops Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Average AA	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
Cascade	588	7	39%	2% - 100%
Citra	356	11	31%	1% - 100%
Amarillo	346	8.6	27%	2% - 100%
Centennial	237	10	34%	0% - 100%
Saaz	232	3.5	39%	10% - 100%
Willamette	219	4.5	46%	4% - 100%
Magnum	189	15	33%	2% - 100%
Mosaic	151	12.5	28%	1% - 100%
Hallertau Mittelfruh	135	3.75	49%	5% - 100%
Columbus	105	13.4	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%
American - White Wheat	16	American	Grain	base malt	2.8°L	40	54%	16% - 100%
Honey Malt	16		Grain	crystal malt	25°L	37	53%	6% - 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	787	Fermentis / Safale	Ales	Low	Medium	81%	54°F	77°F
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010	282	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	143	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	102	White Labs	Ale	Medium	Low	72.5%	65°F	69°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04	73	Fermentis / Safale	Ale	.0975	High	75%	54°F	77°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST	48	Lallemand	Ales	High	High	80%	77°F	104°F
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97	46	Fermentis / Safale	Ale	.104	High	81%	54°F	77°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	475	Water Agt	Mash	16%	0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	268	Water Agt	Mash	15%	0% - 100%
Lactic acid	236	Water Agt	Mash	69%	0% - 100%
Whirlfloc	209	Water Agt	Boil	61%	0% - 100%
Epsom Salt	161	Water Agt	Mash	7%	0% - 100%
Irish Moss	132	Fining	Boil	55%	0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	115	Water Agt	Mash	15%	0% - 100%
Phosphoric acid	71	Water Agt	Mash	66%	0% - 100%
Sweet Orange Peel	63	Flavor	Boil	43%	0% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient	62	Other	Boil	29%	0% - 100%

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