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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 4490
Wheatwine
5 gal 11.49% 63.89 1.111 1.024
BIAB 4241
Grape Wheat Wine
10 gal 10.61% 72.24 1.099 1.018
All Grain 3324
Great White Goose Wheatwine
5.25 gal 10.33% 53.18 1.105 1.026
All Grain 2806
Grape Wheatwine
37.9 L 10.9% 68.71 1.098 1.015
All Grain 2752
22D. Wheatwine
1 gal 10.64% 49.27 1.108 1.027
All Grain 2594
Old Mosaic
5.5 gal 8.08% 38.18 1.083 1.022
BIAB 2517
1
5 gal 10.24% 53.78 1.102 1.024
All Grain 2230
Grapey Wheat Wine
10 gal 10.1% 64.65 1.096 1.019
All Grain 2166
Staypuft Toasted marshmallow
5.5 gal 7.29% 30.73 1.073 1.017
All Grain 2087

Newest Wheatwine Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Wheat wine in Willet
310 gal 9.43% 74.29 1.086 1.020
All Grain 21
Wheatwine
5.5 gal 10.75% 52.27 1.106 1.024
extract 49
Beer of Champions
5 gal 8.29% 53.66 1.076 1.012
All Grain 60
Barbara
310 gal 8.8% 42.09 1.078 1.015
All Grain 107
Trying OBC Recipe 11
20 L 15.31% 52.71 1.152 1.035
All Grain 102
wheatwine
3.75 gal 10.93% 60.67 1.111 1.028
All Grain 164
Wheatwine
5.5 gal 17% 78.14 1.155 1.025
All Grain 402
winey
7.5 gal 9.94% 64.21 1.099 1.024
All Grain 256
wheatwine
5.5 gal 11.46% 81.49 1.105 1.018
All Grain 252
TJ Strong Wheat Beer
5.5 gal 8.66% 49.07 1.102 1.036
All Grain 506

Fermentables Used In Wheatwine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Rice Hulls 38 Adjunct other 0°L
0 4% 0% - 9%
American - White Wheat 34 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 49% 11% - 79%
US - Pale 2-Row 27 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 34% 4% - 75%
American - Wheat 27 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
38 50% 25% - 83%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 26 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 18% 5% - 76%
Cane Sugar 25 Sugar sugar 0°L
46 6% 2% - 14%
Flaked Wheat 23 Adjunct raw 2°L
34 10% 2% - 45%
German - Melanoidin 21 German Grain roasted malt 25°L
37 3% 2% - 8%
Honey Malt 20 Grain crystal malt 25°L
37 4% 2% - 7%
German - Wheat Malt 19 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 41 15 34% 6% - 100%
Cascade 38 7 30% 14% - 50%
Nelson Sauvin 23 12.5 24% 7% - 67%
Citra 20 11 20% 7% - 65%
Hallertau Mittelfruh 15 3.75 32% 15% - 50%
Nugget 12 14 50% 33% - 100%
Centennial 11 10 29% 6% - 100%
Warrior 11 16 49% 12% - 100%
Motueka 9 7 32% 14% - 56%
Chinook 8 13 37% 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 28 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 13 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 8 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318 8 Wyeast Ale 0.1 High 73% 64°F 74°F
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007 5 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 75% 65°F 70°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® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST 4 Lallemand Ales Medium High 80% 50°F 72°F
Wyeast - French Saison 3711 3 Wyeast Ale 0.12 Low 80% 65°F 77°F
Omega Yeast Labs - HotHead Ale OYL-057 3 Omega Yeast Labs Norwegian Ales 0.11 Medium High 80% 62°F 98°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST 3 LalBrew Ales High High 75% 59°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In Wheatwine Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 27 Water Agt Mash 6% 0% - 50%
Lactic acid 16 Water Agt Mash 74% 12% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 15 Water Agt Mash 11% 0% - 59%
Epsom Salt 14 Water Agt Mash 0% 0% - 1%
Whirlfloc 12 Water Agt Mash 38% 1% - 98%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 9 Water Agt Mash 29% 0% - 100%
Phosphoric acid 6 Water Agt Mash 85% 1% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient 6 Other Mash 44% 10% - 100%
Baking Soda 5 Water Agt Mash 4% 0% - 21%
Irish Moss 5 Fining Boil 59% 6% - 100%

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