American Wheat Ale

Name: American Wheat Ale
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 5 gal
Ingredients: 5.5 lb 2-Row Pale Malt; 4 lb Wheat Malt; 0.5 oz Cascade (boil, 60 min); 0.75 oz Cascade (boil, 15 min); 0.5 oz Amarillo (boil, 5 min); American Wheat (Wyeast 1010) yeast

Hefeweizen · all grain

Cleaner American take on wheat — citrus hops over a soft body.

OG: 1.046
FG: 1.011
ABV: 4.6%
IBU: 22
SRM: 4
Batch: 5 gal

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Grain bill

9.50 lb total

Malt	Weight	%
2-Row Pale Malt	5.50 lb	58%
Wheat Malt	4.00 lb	42%

Hop schedule

Hop	Weight	Time	Type
Cascade	0.5 oz	60 min	boil
Cascade	0.75 oz	15 min	boil
Amarillo	0.5 oz	5 min	boil

Yeast

American Wheat (Wyeast 1010) · 74–78% atten · 58–74°F

Process

Mash at 152°F for 60 min
Boil 60 min
primary: 10 days @ 66°F

Notes

Drop the Bavarian yeast in favor of a clean American wheat strain, then layer Cascade and Amarillo for that Pacific-Northwest citrus voice. The wheat carries the body and head; the hops carry the aroma. The American Pale Ale's softer summer cousin.

Brewer: American wheat strains throw none of the banana-clove of Bavarian hefe — the hops have to drive the character.

Packaging: Carbonate to 2.6 vols. Drink fresh.