Style: Weizen/Weissbier

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Style Profile based on 246 recipes

BU:GU

0.31

Hops

2.9 g/L

Mash pH

5.65

Style Guidelines Norbrygg 2021

1.046 1.052

1.053

1.008 1.014

1.013

IBU

10 15

ABV

4.9% 5.6%

5.3%

SRM

8 20

Description

A traditional South German wheat beer, with a marked touch from wheat beer yeast.

Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefe, Schneider Weisse Tap 1 Mein Blondes, Erdinger Hefe Weisse, Pinkus Hefe Weissen, Weltenburger Weissbier Hell, Bavarian Weizen Haand Brewery, Waldemars Wheat Beer.

Typical Grain Bill

46% Wheat
31% Pilsner
15% Pale
4% Toast

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

Common Additions

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

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering

0.24 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.69 g/L

Flavour

0.23 g/L 0.75 g/L

0.45 g/L

Aroma

0.26 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.48 g/L

Whirlpool

0.26 g/L 1.91 g/L

0.75 g/L

Dry Hop

0.56 g/L 1.88 g/L

0.92 g/L

Common Hops

% of Weizen/Weissbier recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Weizen/Weissbier recipes using each strain

Typical Water Profile

Ca²⁺ 65 ppm

Mg²⁺ 5 ppm

Na⁺ 15 ppm

Cl⁻ 75 ppm

SO₄²⁻ 55 ppm

HCO₃⁻ 87 ppm

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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