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  American Wheat: Tips from the Pros

  Three US brewers discuss brewing a style that is all about the USA: American wheat.

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  American Wheat

  American wheat owes some of its heritage to German wheat beers, but this style is decidedly New World.

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  Dunkelweizen

  Dunkelweizen, a dark, German wheat beer with just the right balance of malty/bready flavors and wheat beer aroma.

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  Carissa Sweigart’s Cranberry Wit

  One of the winners of Boston Brewing Company’s LongShot contest.

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  Belgian Wit

  Belgian wit had all but disappeared when Pierre Celis began his brewing career in the 1950s. Celis is credited for reviving the style in Bel

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  Hoegaarden Original White Ale clone

  Brouwerij De Kluis, Hoegaarden
  This is the standard by which all witbiers are measured. Hoegaarden Wit is cloudy and very pale golden

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  Gettin’ Down Wit a Kiss O’ Hops (Wheat Beer)

  A low-ABV farmhouse beer style beer, meant for consumption after a long, hot day toiling in the fields. The turbid mash and unmalted grains

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  Hazed & Confused

  While originally brewed with a wit yeast, I thought a saison yeast might play nicely in the mix as well. The pepper hints from the Saaz and

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  Amber Waves of Wheat (Wheat Beer)

  If you’re looking for an experimental brewing technique, turbid mashing is a fun one to experiment with. This recipe provides outlines to br

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  Blanche de Ballard (Belgian Witbier)

  To duplicate the authentic slightly sour tang of this style, using the Belgian liquid yeast strain is recommended. There are no finishing ho

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  Belgian Witbier

  Witbier nearly went extinct after the Second World War, but now — thanks mostly to Pierre Celis — the style is roaring back. Learn the i

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  Brewing with Wheat: Tips from the Pros

  Two pros — Kris Kalav (Minhas Craft Brewery) and Matt Brophy (Flying Dog Brewery) — give their tips for brewing with that glutenous grain,