Belgium’s extraordinary wheat ale is one of our most popular clone recipes, and it is very true to the original. This Hoegaarden clone delivers the unique, refreshing flavour with a spicy nose driven by a hint of coriander and orange peel that fans of the style know and love. Brewed with wheat and barley malts and fermented with a Belgian wheat ale yeast, it produces a beautifully hazy, effervescent witbier with soft citrus character and a silky, medium-light body. You add your own fresh orange zest on brew day to complete the recipe — the same way the original is made. It’s one of those beers that tastes like summer in a glass.

Why our Hoegaarden is so popular

This clone recipe has earned its place as one of our most celebrated kits because it genuinely nails the style. The coriander and wheat malt blend is pre-measured and ready to go, the Belgian wheat yeast does the heavy lifting on flavour, and the only extra step is adding fresh orange zest — something most people already have. The process is approachable and achievable, and the result is a beer that consistently impresses anyone who tries it.

What’s in the box?

Everything you need to brew 21 litres of this Hoegaarden-style Belgian witbier is included: wheat and barley malts (2.7kg), coriander seeds, and Belgian wheat beer ale yeast. You’ll need to add your own fresh orange zest on brew day. Full step-by-step brew day instructions with all measurements are included in the box.

Brewing Notes

• Style: Belgian Wheat Beer / Witbier / Biere Blanche / White Ale
• Fermentation Range: 18 - 25°C
• Colour EBC: 8
• IBUs: 15 mild bitterness
• Original Gravity: 1.044 – 1.046
• Final Gravity: 1.010 – 1.012
• ABV: 4.5 – 4.8%
• Volume 21lt
• Recipe Style: Malt Extract Beer Kit with added coriander seeds

Tasting Notes

• Aroma & Flavour: Spicy coriander & zesty orange with moderate malty sweetness & complex herbal notes.
• Appearance:  Hazy light golden yellow with a tall frothy white head
• Mouthfeel: Smooth & silky medium-light body with a light bitter finish.

Perfect for

• Anyone who loves Hoegaarden and wants to brew a dead-on clone at home
• Warm weather brewing — this is a beer that shines on a sunny afternoon
• A rewarding first foray into Belgian-style ales without the complexity of all-grain brewi

light  spicy fruity hazy j sweet fresh & lingering citrus