American Wheat Beer Extract Kit

O.G: 1040 / Ready: 6 weeks

A familiar style made popular by microbreweries all over the US. Like their German cousins, American wheat beers feature large proportions of malted wheat in the grain bill and are naturally cloudy in appearance. Unlike German Weizenbiers, though, American wheat beers have a bit more hop character and are fermented with a milder-tasting yeast, resulting in a more clean, neutral finish. Wyeast's US Hefeweizen strain makes for a spritzy, refreshing warm-weather crowd-pleaser.

Kit Inventory

Fermentables

  • 6 lbs. Wheat Malt Syrup

Boil Additions

  • 1 oz. Willamette (60 min)
  • 1 oz. Cascade (15 min)

If you choose dry yeast

  • Safale K-97. Optimum temperature: 59-75° F.

If you choose liquid yeast

  • Wyeast #1010 American Wheat Yeast. Optimum temperature: 58-74° F.

All kits also contain a muslin mesh bag for steeping the grains (if required).


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