With a little help from my friends?

Hello all,
I am a noob needing help. This recipe is based on what I have left.
I do have 3 oz of cascade leaf,3 oz of centennial leaf,and 1 oz of falconers flight. So my question is should I brew or wait. I would love to use this
stuff up. Thanks For all the help you guys give! Just by lurking and searching
I think I am getting better.


Type: Partial Mash
Date: 04/16/11
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Josh
Boil Size: 3.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 38.71 %
3.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 38.71 %
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 12.90 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 6.45 %
0.25 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 3.23 %
0.50 oz Brewer's Gold [9.40 %] (60 min) Hops 10.2 IBU
0.50 oz Brewer's Gold [9.40 %] (30 min) Hops 7.8 IBU
0.50 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (20 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
1 Pkgs Safale (FERMENTIS #US-05) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.061 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.66 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 28.8 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 27.6 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 1.75 lb
Sparge Water: 2.66 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out Step Time Name Description Step Temp
45 min Mash In Add 2.19 qt of water at 170.5 F 158.0 F

So you are wondering if you can sub those hops in for the hops in the recipe? None of them are great subs, but it isn't a beer with a lot of hop aroma anyway. I would sub in the Cascades (adjusting for the AA%).

Hope that helps, good luck.

Thanks Oldsock, I saw a post awhile back that said its more than hitting numbers, which is what I am doing. I'm still new and not sure if the hops or the Vienna malt in the recipe work. I don't want to brew just to brew. I know personal experience will help me, the nearest HBS is an hour one way, so I was hoping to see someone say those hops with that grain bill will taste like *ss wait and get something different or what you said. I will sub the cascade.

Personally, I'd ditch the black patent and chocolate malt and alter the hop schedule if you want to use those hops with it and turn it into an american wheat. maybe something like
0.5oz Centennial @60
0.5oz each centennial, cascade, falconers flight @flameout and dry hop

Thanks dcp27, would you use the same amounts and combo for the dry hop?

depends how much hop aroma you want. I mostly just chose those amounts to use up an even amount of the hops. they also happen to be around what the final adds of 3F's gumballhead is usually quoted at if that helps.

Thanks, I'm going to do an american wheat. I have never had a gumballhead or an american wheat.

oops, I can't read, 3 floyds is in IN not IL. in either case, its one of the new classic examples of the style

http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style06.php#1d

Thanks again! I live in Charleston, IL. small college community. I'm going to try to get Bells Oberon Tonight.