Recipes: American Wheat Beer

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Style Profile based on 1,299 recipes

OG

1.052

FG

1.012

IBU

23

ABV

5.3%

BU:GU

0.45

Hops

4.2 g/L

Dry hop

0.2 g/L

Grain Bill Composition

  • 99% Base
  • 8% Toast
  • 5% Crystal
  • 3% Roast
  • 3% Acid

Median % of grist by malt category

Common Hops

  • 18% Cascade
  • 14% Citra
  • 10% Amarillo
  • 9% Centennial
  • 7% Samba
  • 7% Willamette
  • 7% Magnum (GR)
  • 5% Hallertau Mittelfrüh
  • 4% Hallertauer Hersbrucker
  • 4% Saaz (CZ)

% of American Wheat Beer recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

  • 16% American - White Wheat
  • 12% White Wheat Malt
  • 12% Pale Malt (2 Row) US
  • 11% Rice Hulls
  • 10% American - Wheat
  • 8% American - Pale 2-Row
  • 8% US - Pale 2-Row
  • 6% American - Pilsner
  • 6% Wheat, Flaked
  • 6% Flaked Oats

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

  • 24% Safale American (US-05) Fermentis
  • 9% American Wheat Ale (1010) Wyeast Labs
  • 5% Safbrew Wheat (WB-06) Fermentis
  • 4% California Ale Yeast (WLP001) White Labs
  • 4% American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast (WLP320) White Labs
  • 3% American Ale (1056) Wyeast Labs
  • 3% SafAle English Ale (S-04) Fermentis
  • 2% SafAle German Ale (K-97) Fermentis
  • 1% Voss Kveik (OYL-062) Omega
  • 1% Hefeweizen Ale Yeast (WLP300) White Labs

% of American Wheat Beer recipes using each strain