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Wheat Beer Family
Often perfect for summer, Wheat beer includes Belgian wit, German Hefeweizen, and farmhouse/saison recipes from Belgium and France.
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Fair Isle Brewing
A brewery that eschews IPAs in the modern craft beer world is seemingly a rare commodity. Take a trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit a fa
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Recipe
Victory Brewing Co.’s Mad King’s Weiss Clone
Originally made decades ago for the former Ludwig’s Garden Restaurant in Philadelphia, this beer continues to amaze with its balance of sp
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Mr. Wizard
Keys To Brewing A Great Weizen
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Recipe
Wheat Beer Two Ways
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Sunflower Seed Dark Hefeweizen
This recipe takes advantage of the head retention power of wheat to blend in some flavors of toasted sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds are ve
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Recipe
Gordon Strong’s Witbier
The beer should ferment dry but not seem bitter because of the low IBUs. This should increase drinkability, as long as it is carbonated well
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Article
Witbier: A hazy shade of summer
Adding fruit, spices, or other flavorings to beer is commonplace for homebrewers and craft brewers alike, but there are many ways to go abou
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Recipe
Allagash Brewing Co.’s Saison clone
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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Allagash White clone
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To Better Times (Farmhouse Table Beer)
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Recipe
Outer Banks Brewing Station’s Lemongrass Wheat Ale clone
Finally, use the freshest lemongrass that you can find; pinch it and smell your fingers, it should have a citrus, ginger aroma.
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German Weiss: Weissbier in the south, Hefeweizen in the north
Outside of American IPAs, German weissbiers seem to garner the most questions from our readers about brewing strategies. Gordon Strong gives