Beer Style: Wheat Beer Family
Brasserie à Vapeur’s Saison de Pipaix clone
Vapeur’s saison is orange/amber, darker than most saisons. It is also more heavily spiced than other saisons. A slight tartness, relatively low ABV (as Belgian beers go) and dry finish keep the beer eminently quaffable.
Saison for All Seasons
Learn about the Old-World roots of this farmhouse ale.
German Hefeweizen
Wheat meets yeast in the German hefeweizen.
Pelican Pub & Brewery’s Heiferweizen clone
Brewmaster Darron Welch provides the recipe for their witbier.
Cabin Fever Saison
Saison is French for "season." It is the name originally given to Pale Ales brewed in the French part of Belgium. Here is a great recipe to brew in late winter to enjoy after spring yard work is complete.
The Brew Hut Dunkelweizen
"The key when devising a recipe for a Dunkelweizen (or any other beer) is to make it in a manner that you believe will live up to your personal taste. That is the main reason many people homebrew.Want a hop-head Dunkelweizen? Add more hops! An Imperial Dunkelweizen? Double the extract/base grains and the bittering hops! On the other
hand, if you are one of those brewers who like to stick to a recipe, give the recipe below a try!"
– Kevin DeLange
The Brew Hut — Aurora, Colorado
Hefe-Hefe Hefeweizen
Special congratulations to Ken for being named the 2005 Carolina Brewer of the year! Here is a German-style hefeweizen from his recipe collection.
Good Brewer Hefeweizen
Although “bigger” than BJCP guidelines would suggest, this hefe’s extra kick is eased by crystal hops and Weihenstephan yeast. Recipe submitted by The Good Brewer out of Livermore, California.
Apricot Harvest Wit
Recipe submitted by Ben Knoerdel formerly of Ben’s Homebrew in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. This is a light, crisp and wonderfully delicious beer Ben made for his wife who doesn’t like bitter, hoppy beers.
The Other Michael Jackson (Black Witbier)
According to recipe author Gordon Strong, “This is my normal witbier recipe with darker malts and a slight tweak in spicing. Darker malts were used, but again only during the sparge. I changed the usual coriander and orange peel to star anise and tangerine, since I thought those spices would match better with a darker grain bill. I was actually thinking about a Chinese red braised beef dish for the flavorings, and wondered how they would fit.”
Two Brothers Brewing Co. Domaine DuPage clone
This French country ale won a gold medal at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival, as well as many medals in other competitions. It is amber in color, with a toasty, sweet caramel taste that is balanced by a slight hoppiness.
American Wheat: Tips from the Pros
Three US brewers discuss brewing a style that is all about the USA: American wheat.
