Mile High Garage Brew Group > Recipes > Golden Wheat [American Wheat or Rye Beer]

Recipe: Golden Wheat

Specifics

Style:

American Wheat or Rye Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Light Hybrid Beer
Number:	06D

Refreshing wheat or rye beers that can display more hop character and less yeast character than their German cousins.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Oberon, Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen, Three Floyds Gumballhead, Pyramid Hefe-Weizen, Widmer Hefeweizen, Sierra Nevada Unfiltered Wheat Beer, Anchor Summer Beer, Redhook Sunrye, Real Ale Full Moon Pale Rye.

Contributor:

Jon Goldberg

Yield:

5 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

8.2/16.2

Bitterness:

25.2 IBU (Tinseth)

BU/GU

0.74

Calories:

112 (12 ounces)

ABV:

3.3%

ABW:

2.6%

OG:	1.034
OG (Plato):	8.54° P
FG:	1.009
FG (Plato):	2.31° P
Real Extract:	3.43° P
App. Atten.:	73%
Real Atten.:	59.8%

General Information

Method:	Extract
Source:	Goldberg’s Gray Matter

Recipe

Scale This Recipe
Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Extracts

6.00 pounds

LME - Wheat

92.3% of grist

6.00 pounds

Total Extract Weight

92.3% of grist

Grains

0.50 pounds

Crystal Malt 10L

Color (L):	10 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

7.7% of grist

0.50 pounds

Total Grain Weight

7.7% of grist

Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)

1 tsp.

Irish Moss @ 15 minutes

Hops

0.75 ounces

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

Leaf @ 60 minutes

0.30 ounces

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

Leaf @ 20 minutes

0.30 ounces

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

Leaf @ 5 minutes

1.35 ounces

Total Hop Weight

Yeast

Name:	American Wheat Ale
Manufacturer:	Wyeast
Product ID:	1010
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	Low
Attenuation:	76%
Temperature Range:	58–74°F
Amount:	125 ml

Fermentation

Primary:	14 days @ 68° F
Secondary:	14 days @ 68° F
Age:	49 days @ 68° F

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