Wheat Beers

  1. The League "White Wit-ch - Belgian Witbier Recipe Kit (All Grain)
    $48.00

    The League "White Wit-ch - Belgian Witbier Recipe Kit (All Grain)

    This recipe uses some ingredients that are not included and must be sourced locally - coriander seeds and orange zest. See the recipe for details.

    This recipe has been designed to be consistent with the 2021 BJCP Style guide 24A - Witbier.

    White wit-ch is a Belgian witbier recipe designed for The League of Brewers by Jamie McQuillan of Cell Division Brewery.

    A witbier is a spiced wheat beer with a long history said to date back to the use of blended botanicals in beer by the monks of 14th century Belgium. Thereafter, witbiers were produced by small farms around the town of Hoegaarden from the 16th to the 19th century when they began to fall out of favour. In the 1960’s, a Belgian called Piere Celis resurrected the witbier in his brewery (Brouwerij De Kluis), which later became Hoegaarden. Hoegaarden’s Wit Blanch is produced to this day and is one of the best-known wit beers on the market. Celis later went on to establish Celis Brewery and produced America’s original witbier. Now you can brew your own too!

    This recipe should drink true to style - pale/straw coloured, hazy, bready, delicately spiced with its herbal hops, coriander seed and orange zest complementing but not overwhelming the yeast character. Dry, but not overly dry, with a touch of sweetness and a lovely, soft mouth feel, while remaining crisp and refreshing with an effervescent level of carbonation. It’s the perfect summer quaffer.

    ABV: 5.1%

  2. The League "Heffervess" - Weissbier Recipe Kit (All Grain)
    $47.00

    The League "Heffervess" - Weissbier Recipe Kit (All Grain)

    This recipe has been designed to be consistent with the 2021 BJCP Style guide 10A - Weissbier

    Heffervess is a Weissbier/Hefeweizen recipe designed for The League of Brewers by Jamie McQuillan of Cell Division Brewery. Careful attention to the brewing approach described in the notes, will result in a true-to-style German wheat beer.

    Heffervess will pour pale and cloudy with an almost luminous shine from the yeast and wheat, capped with a long-lasting and pillowy white head (especially if bottle conditioned). Classic aromas and flavours of bananas and cloves will be supported by soft, bready and grainy malts and spicy, floral hops. The beer will present with a creamy, soft body and low bitterness, finishing dry and spritzy. Heffervescent!

    ABV: 5.4%

  3. The League "Fields of Gold" - American Wheat Beer Recipe Kit (All Grain)
    $62.00

    The League "Fields of Gold" - American Wheat Beer Recipe Kit (All Grain)

    This recipe has been designed to be consistent with the 2021 BJCP Style guide 1D - American Wheat Beer.

    Fields of Gold is a recipe created for The League of Brewers by Jamie McQuillan of Cell Division Brewery.

    Hailing from the 1980’s, American Wheat Beers emerged as breweries in the US attempted to emulate European beers, and then adding their own unique twists. American Wheat beers are a reinterpretation of the classic German Hefeweizen, brewed with less expressive yeast strains to produce a subtle fruity finish without the typical phenolics and banana esters of weizen yeast. A high proportion of wheat delivers a cloudy and pillowy drinking experience, with a slight tangy, lemony finish.

    Delicious on its own, Fields of Gold also creates a beautiful foundation for fruit additions. Summer and the bounty of fruit it brings is just around the corner, so if you are considering fruit additions we recommend checking out Jamie’s brewing with fruit article on the LoB blog to get you started. Jamie’s top pick for this beer would be apricots.

    Out of Stock