Beer Style: Wheat Beer Family
Gordon Strong’s Saison
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI like my saisons like my cocktails, with some rye in them. In this case, I’m using some flaked rye but malted rye can be substituted.
Prairie Artisan Ales’ Prairie Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe inaugural Prairie Artisan Ale, a dry, effervescent Belgian-style farmhouse saison that drinks smoothly for a beer of its size.
Bring on the Warmth
Digital and Plus Members OnlyGet tips and recipes for brewing three high-ABV styles — barleywine, wheatwine, and imperial stout — that you can brew now to help shake off the frost in the dead of winter.
Winter’s Wheatwine
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWinter’s Wheatwine (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.102 FG = 1.018IBU = 51 SRM = 9 ABV = 11.4% Ingredients12 lbs. (5.4 kg) German wheat malt3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) German Pilsner malt1 lb. (454 g) flaked wheat1 lb. (454 g) caramel wheat malt (~50 °L)0.5 lb. (227 g) honey malt2 lbs. (907 g) white sugar21 AAU
7venth Sun Brewery’s Saison in Paradise Clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWith a subtle spice character and quick turnaround time, this is a great summer sipper.
Gordon Strong’s Bière de Garde
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAn amber bière de garde in the style of Jenlain using (mostly) malts from the area.
Fair Isle Brewing
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA brewery that eschews IPAs in the modern craft beer world is seemingly a rare commodity. Take a trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit a farmhouse-style focused brewery that does exactly that.
Victory Brewing Co.’s Mad King’s Weiss clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOriginally made decades ago for the former Ludwig’s Garden Restaurant in Philadelphia, this beer continues to amaze with its balance of spice and esters. Hoppier and stronger than a typical Bavarian hefeweizen, yet more estery than a Belgian blond ale, the wheat malt plays well with the Belgian Trappist strain making it a favorite of many Victory Brewing fans.
Wheat Beer Two Ways
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWheat Beer Two Ways – American Wheat Beer & German Weissbier (6 gallons/23 L, all-grain) OG = 1.051 FG = 1.011–1.1014IBU = 15 SRM = 4 ABV = 5.3% You’ll be brewing one batch but need two fermenters as you’ll be pitching two different yeasts. The American wheat will use an American ale yeast like SafAle US-05,
Sunflower Seed Dark Hefeweizen
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis recipe takes advantage of the head retention power of wheat to blend in some flavors of toasted sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds are very oily, so toasting the seeds to get a large amount of the oils removed is essential.
Gordon Strong’s Witbier
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe beer should ferment dry but not seem bitter because of the low IBUs. This should increase drinkability, as long as it is carbonated well. The spices shouldn’t be heavy, but if you find yourself wanting more, you can always make a quick “tea” of the parts you want to increase and blend it in post-fermentation.
Allagash Brewing Co.’s Saison clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAllagash Brewing Co.’s Saison clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.046 FG = 1.000IBU = 30 SRM = 8 ABV = 6.1% Allagash’s interpretation of a classic Belgian farmhouse-style ale. Saison is spicy, light, and super drinkable, featuring yeast-derived light peppery notes. Ingredients7 lbs. (3.2 kg) 2-row pale malt1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) rye malt0.75 lb.