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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 8180
Honey Wheat Ale
5.5 gal 5.48% 14.86 1.055 1.013
All Grain 7707
Drink near the sun
21 L 2.99% 27.4 1.027 1.005
All Grain 6726
Twisting Melon
25 L 5.77% 25.8 1.059 1.015
BIAB 5203
gumballhead clone
5 gal 5.59% 39.41 1.053 1.010
Partial Mash 5013
Le BONBON
18 L 3.7% 28.28 1.036 1.008
All Grain 4060
Raspberry Wheat
5 gal 4.96% 54.83 1.049 1.011
All Grain 3330
Passionfruit Wheat Ale
18.9 L 5.65% 32.43 1.053 1.010
All Grain 2961
Vickies Weiss v 2
24 L 5.8% 34.86 1.059 1.015
BIAB 2923
Blueberry Wheat
4.75 gal 6.58% 24.95 1.069 1.019
All Grain 2899

Newest American Wheat Beer Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
test extract
2 gal 4.92% 18.96 1.050 1.012
extract 8
Berry Blonde
465 gal 5.59% 14.12 1.053 1.010
All Grain 25
Citr-ass Wheat
5.5 gal 4.48% 21.97 1.045 1.011
BIAB 18
GF036 - Bells Oberon clone
23 L 5.98% 37.93 1.057 1.011
All Grain 18
Weightman Wheat
5.25 gal 4.44% 11.18 1.047 1.013
All Grain 18
Awesome Recipe
50 L 5.24% 22.68 1.052 1.013
All Grain 27
Cranberry Orange Honey Wheat
5 gal 6.15% 24.93 1.062 1.016
All Grain 23
C/2 2023
13 gal 4.35% 12.57 1.045 1.011
All Grain 20
Neipa de mango
11 L 6.71% 41.07 1.073 1.022
All Grain 20
AmBuza
16.5 L 6.04% 26.3 1.057 1.011
All Grain 80

Fermentables Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row 943 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 45% 0% - 100%
American - White Wheat 764 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 40% 4% - 100%
American - Wheat 473 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
38 42% 3% - 100%
Flaked Wheat 346 Adjunct raw 2°L
34 14% 2% - 75%
Rice Hulls 325 Adjunct other 0°L
0 5% 0% - 20%
American - Pilsner 279 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 45% 6% - 100%
Flaked Oats 258 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 9% 0% - 46%
German - Wheat Malt 195 German Grain base malt 2°L
37 43% 9% - 100%
Honey Malt 188 Grain crystal malt 25°L
37 7% 0% - 100%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 176 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 7% 1% - 100%

Hops Used In American Wheat Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Cascade 505 7 38% 2% - 100%
Citra 311 11 31% 1% - 100%
Amarillo 292 8.6 27% 3% - 100%
Saaz 209 3.5 39% 10% - 100%
Centennial 206 10 34% 0% - 100%
Willamette 198 4.5 47% 4% - 100%
Magnum 154 15 33% 2% - 100%
Mosaic 132 12.5 27% 1% - 100%
Hallertau Mittelfruh 107 3.75 48% 5% - 100%
Columbus 96 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) 19 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 46% 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 16 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%
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-05 683 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010 273 Wyeast Wheat 0.1 Low 76% 58°F 74°F
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06 136 Fermentis / Safale Wheat .105 Low 86% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 129 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 99 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320 88 White Labs Ale Medium Low 72.5% 65°F 69°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 63 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97 39 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
Fermentis - Safale-WB06 27 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 347 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 196 Water Agt Sparge 16% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 184 Water Agt Boil 62% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 159 Water Agt Mash 70% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 117 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 114 Fining Boil 55% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 67 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 71%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 54 Water Agt Mash 24% 0% - 100%
Phosphoric acid 45 Water Agt Mash 63% 0% - 100%
Sweet Orange Peel 41 Flavor Boil 47% 0% - 100%

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