Recipes - Wheat Beer Styles

When it comes to brewing Wheat Beers, there's probably as many styles to brew as there are brew kettles in the world. Wheat Beers run the gamut from crisp, clear German-Style Kolsch to traditional hazy Hefeweizens to the clear, light flavored American-Style Wheat. The choice is yours!

American Dark Wheat—(5bbl)
The exceptionally smooth, subtle caramel notes of Caracrystal^® Wheat malt really shine through in this lightly hopped American style wheat beer. Recipe developed by Kevin Eichelberger, Red Eye Brewing Co., Wausau, Wis.

Darker Weiss—(5 U.S. Gallons) (Extract & Grain)
Modeled after one of the best selling and most award winning Weiss beers in the world, the Black Malt in this recipe balances and rounds out the normal Weiss beer charter.

Dunkle Weizen—(5 U.S. Gallons) (Extract & Grain)
Phenolic esters, sweet malted wheat notes and background flavors of chocolate make this full flavored Weiss beer a great complement for your favorite German meal.  Ein Prosit!

Easy Please Me Summer Weiss—(5 U.S. Gallons) (Extract & Grain)
Delicious doesn't have to be difficult. This recipe is from a brewpub where it was the year 'round best seller.

Peach of a Weiss Beer—(5 U.S. Gallons) (Extract & Grain)
The background esters and inherent sweetness of this weiss beer base work well with many types of fruit.

Red Wheat Lager—(5 U.S. Gallons) (Extract & Grain)
This amber wheat gains its rich reddish hue from the use of caramel wheat malt which adds additional body and a subtle complexity to this mellow lager.

White Cherry—(5 U.S. Gallons) (Extract & Grain)
The tartness of the cherries complements the malt sweetness and spiciness of the yeast in this ruddish hued, Belgian inspired summer fruit beer.