Weizen/Weissbier

Weizen/Weissbier is an German Ale beer style. Brewers Association category: South German-Style Kristal Weizen. It typically presents as straw to amber.

Notes: Beers in this style are made with at least 50 percent malted wheat. They have no yeast flavor, and exhibit a cleaner, drier mouthfeel than counterparts served with yeast.

ABV: 4.9%-5.6%
IBU: 10-15
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 3-9
OG: 1.047-1.056
FG: 1.008-1.016

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:4.9%-5.6%

ABW:3.9%-4.4%

IBU:10-15

Perceived Bitterness:

Very low

Color & Appearance

Color:

Straw to amber

SRM:3-9

EBC:6-18

Clarity:

Clear with no chill haze present. Because the beer is filtered, no yeast should be present.

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.047-1.056

Original Gravity °P:11.7-13.8

Final Gravity:1.008-1.016

Final Gravity °P:2.1-4.1

Body:

Medium to full

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

Malt sweetness is very low to medium-low

Hop Profile:

Not present to very low

Fermentation Character:

The aroma and flavor are very similar to Hefeweizen with the caveat that fruity and phenolic characters are not combined with the yeasty flavor and fuller-bodied mouthfeel of yeast. The phenolic characteristics are often described as clove-like or nutmeg-like and can be smoky or even vanilla-like. A Banana-like ester aroma and flavor is often present. Diacetyl should not be present. Kristal Weizen is well attenuated and very highly carbonated.

2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association .

No beers have been reviewed in this style.