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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.

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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 7495
Twisting Melon
25 L 5.77% 25.8 1.059 1.015
BIAB 5768
Sam Adams Summer Ale Clone
5 gal 5.49% 10.06 1.053 1.012
All Grain 4798
Le BONBON
18 L 3.7% 28.28 1.036 1.008
All Grain 4532
Raspberry Wheat
5 gal 4.96% 54.83 1.049 1.011
All Grain 4079
Passionfruit Wheat Ale
18.9 L 5.65% 32.43 1.053 1.010
All Grain 3570
Hoppy Wheat Lager
12 gal 5.04% 30.16 1.048 1.009
All Grain 3362
Vickies Weiss v 2
24 L 5.8% 34.86 1.059 1.015
BIAB 3297
Wheat Kveik Voss
5.5 gal 6.71% 40.47 1.063 1.012
All Grain 2687
Summer Wheat
1 gal 5.64% 30.98 1.052 1.009
All Grain 2616

Newest American Wheat Beer Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Wheat/Idaho 7 SMSH
5.5 gal 5.39% 17.4 1.055 1.013
BIAB 7
Wheat 25-1
5.5 gal 4.95% 11.18 1.051 1.013
All Grain 22
Hop Heavy Wheat
11 gal 4.3% 57.05 1.043 1.010
BIAB 19
Wheat Beer
5.5 gal 5.17% 24.81 1.052 1.012
All Grain 21
Lawnmower Wheat
7 gal 4.68% 10.14 1.043 1.008
All Grain 20
Farmhouse Wedding
5 gal 6.27% 30.02 1.056 1.008
BIAB 23
American Wheat/Hefe
6.5 gal 5.43% 17.72 1.055 1.014
All Grain 29
American Wheat
5.5 gal 5.13% 19.46 1.050 1.011
All Grain 23
Wheat Wave
5.5 gal 3.94% 25.97 1.040 1.010
All Grain 31
Maquila AWA
21 L 6.01% 14.83 1.056 1.010
All Grain 28

Fermentables Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row 976 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 45% 0% - 100%
American - White Wheat 830 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 40% 4% - 100%
American - Wheat 499 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
38 42% 3% - 100%
Flaked Wheat 374 Adjunct raw 2°L
34 13% 2% - 75%
Rice Hulls 356 Adjunct other 0°L
0 5% 0% - 20%
American - Pilsner 298 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 45% 5% - 100%
Flaked Oats 282 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 9% 0% - 46%
Honey Malt 201 Grain crystal malt 25°L
37 7% 0% - 100%
German - Wheat Malt 201 German Grain base malt 2°L
37 43% 9% - 100%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 200 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 557 7 38% 2% - 100%
Citra 344 11 31% 1% - 100%
Amarillo 330 8.6 27% 2% - 100%
Centennial 223 10 33% 0% - 100%
Saaz 220 3.5 39% 10% - 100%
Willamette 208 4.5 47% 4% - 100%
Magnum 173 15 33% 2% - 100%
Mosaic 144 12.5 28% 1% - 100%
Hallertau Mittelfruh 125 3.75 49% 5% - 100%
Tettnanger 101 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) 22 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 43% 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-05 737 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010 275 Wyeast Wheat 0.1 Low 76% 58°F 74°F
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06 145 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 105 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320 96 White Labs Ale Medium Low 72.5% 65°F 69°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 71 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
Fermentis - Safale-WB06 39 Fermentis / Safale Ales High Low 78% 59°F 75°F
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300 38 White Labs Wheat Medium Low 74% 68°F 72°F

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

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 419 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 240 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 207 Water Agt Mash 69% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 196 Other Boil 62% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 144 Water Agt Mash 8% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 128 Fining Boil 55% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 92 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Phosphoric acid 58 Water Agt Mash 66% 0% - 100%
Sweet Orange Peel 56 Flavor Boil 43% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 53 Water Agt Mash 24% 0% - 100%

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