Beer Style: Wheat Beer Family
Sunflower Seed Dark Hefeweizen
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
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
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.
Allagash Brewing Co.’s Allagash White clone
MEMBERS ONLYAllagash Brewing Co.’s Allagash White clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.049 FG = 1.010IBU = 20 SRM = 3 ABV = 5.2% One of America’s most awarded Belgian-style witbiers, Allagash Whitefeatures coriander and Curaçao orange peel that delivers a refreshing balanceof citrus and spice. Ingredients5.5 lbs. (2.5 kg) 2-row pale malt2 lbs. (0.91 kg)
To Better Times (Farmhouse Table Beer)
MEMBERS ONLYTo Better Times (Farmhouse Table Beer) (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.035 FG = 1.007IBU = 10 SRM = 3 ABV = 3.7% This recipe was created with one purpose in mind — to make a refreshing, tasty beer out of very little. The hops used are an illustration, but really any will do —
Outer Banks Brewing Station’s Lemongrass Wheat Ale clone
MEMBERS ONLYFinally, use the freshest lemongrass that you can find; pinch it and smell your fingers, it should have a citrus, ginger aroma.
Gordon Strong’s Weissbier
MEMBERS ONLYThe deceptive thing about making weissbier is that the recipe often looks simple. However, there are a few control points and recipe choices that make a big difference: The grist, the mash schedule, the yeast, and the fermentation schedule.
Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Tank 7 clone
FREEBoulevard Brewing Co.’s Tank 7 clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.071 FG = 1.007IBU = 38 SRM = 4 ABV = 8.5% Tank 7 has become one of Boulevard’s most recognized brands
Historic Weiss
MEMBERS ONLYWiess (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.040 FG = 1.010IBU = 25 SRM = 4 ABV = 3.8% Ingredients5.3 lbs. (2.4 kg) Weyermann Bohemian Floor-Malted Pilsner Malt1.8 lbs. (0.82 kg) pale wheat malt0.67 lbs. (0.3 kg) Weyermann Carahell® malt 0.33 lbs. (0.15 kg) acidulated malt 3.2 AAU Spalt hops (60 min.) (0.95 oz./27 g at 3.4% alpha acids) 6.9
Kent Falls Brewing Co.’s When Life Gives You Grape Must clone
FREEKent Falls Brewing Co.’s When Life Gives You Grape Must clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG* = 1.048 FG = 1.000IBU = 10 SRM* = 3 ABV = 6% *Both the original gravity and SRM
The Lost Abbey Brewing Company’s Ten Commandments clone
MEMBERS ONLY(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.089 FG = 1.006 IBU = 34 SRM = 33 ABV = 11% Ingredients10 lbs. (4.54 kg) 2-row pale malt 1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) crystal wheat malt (55 °L) 0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) Special B malt0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) melanoidin malt0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) flaked barley0.4 lb. (0.18 kg)
Tribute Brewing Co.’s White Legs Jalapeño Wheat clone
FREETribute Brewing Co.’s White Legs Jalapeño Wheat clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.052 FG = 1.010 IBU = 16 SRM = 3 ABV = 5.5% This recipe was designed and brewed