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Wheat Beer Family
Often perfect for summer, Wheat beer includes Belgian wit, German Hefeweizen, and farmhouse/saison recipes from Belgium and France.
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German Gose: Popular but misunderstood
While the style was once nearly extinct, Gose has been revitalized among craft and homebrewers in recent years.
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Blood Orange Wit
A rich wit bier utilizing zested blood oranges to provide citrus kick. Recipe from professional chef and culinary consultant Mark Molinaro.
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Nu Zuland Saison
Michael Tonsmeire provides one of his favorite saison recipes *One of the two Brettanomyces strains I used in this beer was obtained from ho
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Dunkelweizen Symphony
Horst Dornbusch provides readers with a classic recipe for those looking to brew up a traditionally-styled dunkelweizen
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Kennywood Bavarian Wheat
Kennywood Brewing Supplies out of Crowne Point, Indiana provided BYO with a quick and easy Bavarian-style hefeweizen.
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Steve Bader’s Belgian Wit
“This beer is a favorite hot weather beer due to its lighter body and refreshing taste from the coriander and bitter orange peel. Hop bitter
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Brewery Ommegang Hennepin clone
Hennepin is Brewery Ommegang’s flagship Belgian-style golden ale. Brewed with coriander, ginger root, and bitter orange peel, this beer is
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Mikes Best Saison
Part wit bier, part saison…we’ll call it a spiced saison. No matter how you want to classify it, it’s a recipe inspired by the Belgians.
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Paulaner Hefe-Weizen clone
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen is a well-balanced example of a hefe-weizen. Follow the mash details and watch your fermentation temperatures to get th
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Venkman’s Vit
You can think of this beer as a cross between a wit beer and and a schwarzbier, although it is not quite that dark. Venkman’s Vit is finishe
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Michael Meissner’s Bavarian Weizen
“My philosophy on brewing these days is to keep it simple and allow the ingredients to shine through.” – Michael Meissner (New South Wales)
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Nicht-boil Berliner
A mash hop recipe. This recipe is inspired by Michael Tonsmeire’s modern take on the no-boil method. Make sure to keep your IBUs extremely l