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Strong American Ale - Wheatwine


A richly textured, high alcohol sipping beer with a significant grainy, bready flavor and sleek body. The emphasis is first on the bready, wheaty flavors with interesting complexity from malt, hops, fruity yeast character and alcohol complexity.

Flavor Profile: Moderate to moderately-high wheaty malt flavor, dominant in the flavor balance over any hop character. Low to moderate bready, toasty, caramel, or honey malt notes are a welcome complexity note, although not required. Hop flavor is low to medium, and can

Ingredients: Typically brewed with a combination of American two-row and American wheat. Style commonly uses 50% or more wheat malt. Any variety of hops may be used. May be oak-aged.

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 Wheatwine Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Hidden Hands - Cascara Wheat Wine
395 L 10.58% 57.28 1.094 1.013
All Grain 5030
Wheatwine
5 gal 11.49% 63.89 1.111 1.024
BIAB 4474
Grape Wheat Wine
10 gal 10.61% 72.24 1.099 1.018
All Grain 3574
Great White Goose Wheatwine
5.25 gal 10.33% 53.18 1.105 1.026
All Grain 3161
Grape Wheatwine
37.9 L 10.9% 68.71 1.098 1.015
All Grain 2985
Izzy's Wheat Wine
5 gal 12.38% 88.72 1.115 1.020
All Grain 2877
22D. Wheatwine
1 gal 10.64% 49.27 1.108 1.027
All Grain 2819
Old Mosaic
5.5 gal 8.08% 38.18 1.083 1.022
BIAB 2806
1
5 gal 10.24% 53.78 1.102 1.024
All Grain 2425
Grapey Wheat Wine
10 gal 10.1% 64.65 1.096 1.019
All Grain 2354

Newest Wheatwine Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Village Lane Bottle Series #4 - Winter Wheatwine
3 gal 10.49% 35.98 1.105 1.025
All Grain 44
Sirensong 2.0
500 L 10.22% 45.05 1.097 1.019
All Grain 48
NF - Slushy Base for 3/31
875 gal 6.98% 0 1.091 1.037
All Grain 38
Sirensong
500 L 7.71% 49.84 1.070 1.011
All Grain 129
Wheat Wine
20 L 9.05% 34.7 1.089 1.020
All Grain 92
Wheat wine
5.5 gal 8.97% 52.03 1.083 1.015
BIAB 148
Wil ton of Wheaton
5 gal 8.62% 40.21 1.108 1.042
All Grain 138
ahweeeetwhine
13 gal 11.26% 58.31 1.090 1.011
All Grain 129
Wheat Wine
1 gal 8.86% 31.98 1.081 1.014
BIAB 211
wheeewyne
19 L 10.24% 51.33 1.101 1.023
All Grain 191

Fermentables Used In Wheatwine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Rice Hulls 41 Adjunct other 0°L
0 4% 0% - 9%
American - White Wheat 37 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 48% 11% - 79%
US - Pale 2-Row 28 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 35% 4% - 75%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 27 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 17% 5% - 76%
Cane Sugar 27 Sugar sugar 0°L
46 6% 2% - 14%
American - Wheat 27 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
38 50% 25% - 83%
Flaked Wheat 25 Adjunct raw 2°L
34 11% 2% - 45%
Honey Malt 23 Grain crystal malt 25°L
37 4% 1% - 7%
German - Melanoidin 21 German Grain roasted malt 25°L
37 3% 2% - 8%
German - Wheat Malt 20 German Grain base malt 2°L
37 43% 20% - 61%

Hops Used In Wheatwine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Magnum 45 15 34% 6% - 100%
Cascade 39 7 30% 14% - 50%
Nelson Sauvin 25 12.5 24% 7% - 67%
Citra 22 11 21% 7% - 65%
Hallertau Mittelfruh 15 3.75 32% 15% - 50%
Warrior 12 16 47% 12% - 100%
Nugget 11 14 50% 33% - 100%
Motueka 11 7 34% 14% - 69%
Centennial 11 10 29% 6% - 100%
Chinook 9 13 35% 13% - 50%

Steeping Grains Used In Wheatwine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range

Yeasts Used In Wheatwine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 31 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 12 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318 8 Wyeast Ale 0.1 High 73% 64°F 74°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 8 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007 6 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 75% 65°F 70°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST 5 Lallemand Ales Medium High 80% 50°F 72°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Hornindal Kveik OYL-091 5 Omega Yeast Labs Norwegian Ales 0.12 High/Low 79% 70°F 95°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST 4 LalBrew Ales High High 75% 59°F 72°F
Omega Yeast Labs - HotHead Ale OYL-057 3 Omega Yeast Labs Norwegian Ales 0.11 Medium High 80% 62°F 98°F
Wyeast - French Saison 3711 3 Wyeast Ale 0.12 Low 80% 65°F 77°F

Other Ingredients Used In Wheatwine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 32 Water Agt Mash 7% 0% - 50%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 19 Water Agt Mash 13% 0% - 59%
Lactic acid 19 Water Agt Mash 78% 12% - 100%
Epsom Salt 18 Water Agt Mash 1% 0% - 13%
Whirlfloc 12 Water Agt Mash 38% 1% - 98%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 9 Water Agt Mash 29% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 8 Water Agt Mash 6% 0% - 28%
Phosphoric acid 6 Water Agt Mash 65% 1% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient 6 Other Mash 44% 10% - 100%
Irish Moss 5 Fining Boil 59% 6% - 100%

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