Beerwright
Open the studio

Styles · Wheatwine

Beer style · BJCP 2021 22D

Wheatwine

Strong American Ale

Representative The guidelines publish this style’s ranges per variant or not at all, so these are a representative envelope instead.

Original gravity
1.080–1.120
Final gravity
1.016–1.030
Bitterness
30–60 IBU
Color
8–15 SRM (16–30 EBC)
Alcohol
8.0–12.0 % ABV

What it is

A barleywine-strength ale built on a large proportion of wheat, which gives it a softer, breadier malt profile and a slick, full body. Hops balance rather than dominate, and honey, bread crust and light fruit come forward as it ages.

Flavor

What a Wheatwine should taste like, on the three wheels the studio scores every recipe against. The shaded ring is the style’s range on each axis, from 0 at the center to 5 at the edge.

Hops

Room for citrus, floral, resin/pine or earthy/woody.

Malt

Grainy, bready/biscuit and sweet/honey, with room for toasty, caramel or dark fruit.

Fermentation

Clean, with room for fruity esters.

Hops that suit it

Varieties whose loudest notes all sit on this style’s hop wheel, best fit first. How much to use is the recipe’s question; these are the ones that taste right.

Yeasts that suit it

Strains the lab made for beers like this one, whose fermentation character sits inside the style’s wheel. A strain sold by several labs is listed once; its page names the others.

And 44 more yeasts whose character fits. These are the 24 that fit best.

Style numbers, names and vital statistics are from the BJCP 2021 Beer Style Guidelines, where you will find the official descriptions. The descriptions and flavor wheels here are Beerwright’s own. Beerwright is not affiliated with or endorsed by the BJCP.