Wheat
Witbier
Belgian wheat beer spiced with coriander and bitter orange peel, traditionally with unmalted wheat and sometimes oats. Hazy, soft, and finishing dry and slightly tart.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.044 - 1.052
1.044 - 1.052
Final gravity
1.008 - 1.012
1.008 - 1.012
Bitterness
8 IBU - 20 IBU
8 IBU - 20 IBU
Colour
2 SRM - 4 SRM
2 SRM - 4 SRM
Alcohol
4.5% - 5.5%
4.5% - 5.5%
Colour also 4-8 EBC
What goes wrong
Heavy-handed spicing. Coriander should be perceptible and unidentifiable; if a taster can name it, there is too much.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Checked against the published guidelines.
Brew it
A recipe on this site brewed to this style
Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.
Plan a batch to these numbers.