Style: Weissbier

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Style Profile based on 3,285 recipes

BU:GU

0.28

Hops

2.1 g/L

Mash pH

5.61

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Beer
OG
1.044 1.052
1.052
FG
1.01 1.014
1.013
IBU
8 15
15
ABV
4.3% 5.6%
5.2%
SRM
2 6
Description

A pale, refreshing German wheat beer with high carbonation, dry finish, a fluffy mouthfeel, and a distinctive banana-and-clove yeast character. History: While Bavaria has a wheat beer tradition dating back hundreds of years, brewing wheat beer used to be a monopoly reserved for Bavarian royalty. Modern weissbier dates from 1872 when Schneider began production. However, pale weissbier only became popular since the 1960s. It is quite popular today, particularly in southern Germany.

Examples: Ayinger Bräu Weisse, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse, Paulaner Hefe-Weizen Naturtrüb, Schneider Weisse Unser Original, Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier

Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of Weissbier recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.27 g/L 1.33 g/L
0.55 g/L
Flavour
0.22 g/L 0.97 g/L
0.38 g/L
Aroma
0.2 g/L 1.12 g/L
0.41 g/L
Whirlpool
0.3 g/L 1.37 g/L
0.65 g/L
Dry Hop
0.65 g/L 2.05 g/L
1.26 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2018
0.27 g/L 2.05 g/L
1.28 g/L
2019
0.51 g/L 1.5 g/L
0.69 g/L
2020
0.69 g/L 1.88 g/L
1.33 g/L
2021
0.71 g/L 1.56 g/L
1.37 g/L
2022
0.86 g/L 1.88 g/L
1.37 g/L
2023
0.96 g/L 2.47 g/L
2.05 g/L
2024
0.56 g/L 1.06 g/L
0.91 g/L

dated Weissbier recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 56% Single Infusion
  • 35% Step Mash
  • 9% Decoction

609 recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 60 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 5 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 11 ppm Na⁺
  • 75 ppm Cl⁻
  • 55 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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