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No. 005 · Beer

Wheat beer (Weissbier) pour

Weizen glass · Poured · 3 min · serves 1

Ingredients

  • Wheat beer bottle, chilled to 7–9°C1

Method

  1. Rinse the glass with clean water.
  2. Hold it at a slight angle and pour slowly. The bottle neck must not dip into the beer or touch the glass.
  3. Slowly tilt the glass upright and keep pouring as the head grows. Leave about a finger-width of beer in the bottle.
  4. Gently swirl the bottle to lift the yeast, then pour it into the glass.