This Honey Weizen 5 Gallon beer recipe kit helps you brew a smooth, wheat-forward American-style ale designed for adding your favorite honey to enhance flavor, aroma, and alcohol content, ready to drink in about four weeks.
Makes 5 gallons (approximately 48–54 bottles) of Honey Weizen
Ready to drink in about 4 weeks
American-style wheat ale
Designed for adding honey to boost flavor and ABV
Crisp, spritzy and clove led
There is almost no bitterness in this beer, so malt and yeast are the entire flavor. WB-06 attenuates far harder than anything else here, giving a lean, spritzy beer with clove leading. Add the optional honey and this strain will turn nearly all of it into aroma and alcohol.
Ferment at 64-79°F
Attenuation 86-90%
Flocculation Low
Phenolic wheat character
The most expressive of the four
The Weihenstephan strain, and the one that puts the most of itself into the glass. Run it at the top of its range for banana, at the bottom for clove. With Honey Malt sitting in the background, that single choice decides most of what this beer tastes like.
Ferment at 64-75°F
Attenuation 73-77%
Flocculation Low
Banana and clove
Banana, and a natural with honey
This one leans firmly toward banana with clove behind it, which lands beautifully alongside honey and Honey Malt. It is the softest and roundest of the four through the finish. Its temperature window is narrow, and the warm end gives you the most banana.
Ferment at 68-72°F
Attenuation 72-76%
Flocculation Low
Banana forward
Pure malt and honey, no banana
Flagship is a clean American ale strain with no phenolic character at all, so you get the soft wheat body and the honey on their own, with no banana or clove in front of them. It ferments happily across a wide, room temperature band.
Ferment at 60-72°F
Attenuation 73-77%
Flocculation Low-Medium
Extremely clean
✅ Beginner-friendly with step-by-step brewing support
Flavor Profile & Beer Style
The Honey Weizen is an American-style wheat ale with a smooth, rounded mouthfeel and subtle malt-driven sweetness. Wheat and oats create a soft body, while honey malt adds light honey-like notes without overpowering the beer.
Clean fermentation and restrained bitterness keep the profile balanced and easy drinking, making this beer a versatile base for showcasing your favorite honey additions.
What’s Included in the Recipe Kit
This 5-gallon recipe kit includes all the ingredients needed to brew Honey Weizen at home:
5 lb Bavarian Wheat Dry Malt Extract
Cluster (Bittering) Hops Packet
Specialty Grains, including Honey Malts, Golden Naked Oats & Biscuit Malt
Grain Steeping Bag
Your choice of yeast (dry yeast, liquid yeast, or no yeast if you have your own)
Note: Brewing equipment is not included. This kit is designed for brewers who already own a 5-gallon brewing setup.
How the Brewing Process Works
Brewing your Honey Weizen is a straightforward process that allows you to customize the beer with your choice of honey:
Brew: Steep specialty grains, boil the wort, and add hops
Ferment: Ferment with wheat ale yeast until clean and stable
Honey Addition: Add honey during fermentation as instructed to boost flavor and ABV
Enjoy: Ready to drink in about 4 weeks
This process keeps the base beer smooth and balanced while allowing the added honey to shine.
New to Liquid Yeast?
Liquid yeast can deliver excellent fermentation performance and a wider range of strain options, but it’s a living, perishable product that requires a little extra care.
Liquid yeast may arrive warm. Ice packs help reduce heat exposure but do not guarantee cold arrival.
Refrigerate it when received and plan to brew as soon as possible.
We recommend adding an insulated mailer + ice pack to liquid yeast orders.
During May–September, dry yeast is strongly recommended due to higher shipping temperatures.
Liquid yeast is final sale and cannot be replaced due to heat exposure during transit.
Homebrewers who enjoy customizing recipes with adjuncts
Drinkers who prefer smooth, lightly sweet wheat beers
Because it allows flexibility in honey selection, this kit is perfect for brewers who want to experiment with flavor while maintaining an easy, approachable brewing process.
Honey Weizen Specs
Batch Size: 5 gallons
ABV: ~4.8% (before honey addition)
Style: Honey Wheat Ale
Bitterness: Low
Color: Pale gold
Recommended Dry Yeast: Wheat ale yeast (SafAle WB-06)
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Honey Weizen 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit
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What You'll Brew
Honey Weizen (Honey Wheat Ale)
A smooth wheat ale brewed with soft malt character and optional honey additions. This beer delivers gentle sweetness, creamy mouthfeel, and a clean, refreshing finish, with room to customize flavor and alcohol level.
What's Inside the Honey Weizen 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit
This 5-gallon recipe kit includes all the ingredients needed to brew Honey Weizen at home:
5 lb Bavarian Wheat Dry Malt Extract
Cluster (Bittering) Hops Packet
Specialty Grains, including Honey Malts, Golden Naked Oats & Biscuit Malt
Grain Steeping Bag
Your choice of yeast (dry yeast, liquid yeast, or no yeast if you have your own)
Note: Brewing equipment is not included. This kit is designed for brewers who already own a 5-gallon brewing setup.
Make Your Next Batch with the Honey Weizen Beer Recipe Kit
Brewing Honey Weizen at home gives you full control over sweetness and strength. Add your favorite local or varietal honey to create a beer that reflects your taste. With reusable equipment and easy instructions, this kit makes it simple to brew a refreshing wheat beer and continue experimenting batch after batch.
Easy Steps to Making Honey Weizen Beer
Our Honey Weizen 5 gallon Beer recipe kit is easy to use and beginner friendly. Our simple brewing process yields a delicious wheat ale in 4 short weeks.
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