Beer Style: Belgian Wit Beer
German Gose
MEMBERS ONLYWhile the style was once nearly extinct, Gose has been revitalized among craft and homebrewers in recent years.
Blood Orange Wit
FREEA rich wit bier utilizing zested blood oranges to provide citrus kick. Recipe from professional chef and culinary consultant Mark Molinaro.
Steve Bader’s Belgian Wit
MEMBERS ONLY“This beer is a favorite hot weather beer due to its lighter body and refreshing taste from the coriander and bitter orange peel. Hop bittering levels are subdued to let the coriander and bitter orange peel come through in the bitterness.” – Steve Bader Bader Beer & Wine Supply
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Venkman’s Vit
MEMBERS ONLYYou 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 finished with Sterling hops (whose character is seen by some as a cross between Saaz and Mt. Hood hops) and spiced with the zest from an Oro Blanco Grapefruit (which is a cross between a grapefruit and a pummelo) and should appeal to anyone who thinks that “crossing the streams” might be a great idea.
Sunflower Seed Dark Hefeweizen
MEMBERS ONLYGerman Hefeweizen
FREEWheat meets yeast in the German hefeweizen.
Pelican Pub & Brewery’s Heiferweizen clone
MEMBERS ONLYBrewmaster Darron Welch provides the recipe for their witbier.
Apricot Harvest Wit
MEMBERS ONLYRecipe 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)
MEMBERS ONLYAccording 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.”
American Wheat: Tips from the Pros
MEMBERS ONLYThree US brewers discuss brewing a style that is all about the USA: American wheat.
American Wheat
FREEAmerican wheat owes some of its heritage to German wheat beers, but this style is decidedly New World.
Dunkelweizen
FREEDunkelweizen, a dark, German wheat beer with just the right balance of malty/bready flavors and wheat beer aroma.