Partial - Seth Feld's Gumball Toe

SRFeldman79 · 10-03-2008, 09:08 PM

Recipe Type: Partial Mash
Yeast: Wyeast American Wheat 1010
Yeast Starter: no
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: no
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.011
IBU: 25
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: ~11.5
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 11 days @ 72-75 degrees
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 days @ 72-75 degrees
Tasting Notes: Tastes pretty close to Three Floyd's Gumball Head, or something in that style.

Seth Feld's Gumball Toe

July 5, 2008
Category Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory American Wheat or Rye Beer
Recipe Type Partial Mash
Batch Size 5.5 gal.
Volume Boiled 3.5 gal.
Mash Efficiency 65 %
Total Grain/Extract 9.25 lbs.
Total Hops 2.5 oz.
Calories (12 fl. oz.) 199.4
Cost to Brew $31.73 (USD)
Cost per Bottle (12 fl. oz.) $0.54 (USD)
2 lbs. Red Wheat
2 lbs. American 2-row
.25 lbs. American Caramel 120°L
4 lbs. Alexanders Wheat Liquid
1 lbs. Muntons Dry Wheat
0.5 oz. Amarillo (Pellets, 8.50 %AA) boiled 60 min.
0.5 oz. Warrior (Pellets, 16.00 %AA) boiled 15 min
.5 oz. Warrior (Pellets, 16.00 %AA) boiled 10 min.
.5 oz. Amarillo (Pellets, 8.50 %AA) boiled 5 min.
.5 oz. Amarillo (Pellets, 8.50 %AA) boiled 1 min.
1 oz. Amarillo (Pellets, 8.50 %AA) used as dry hop.
1 oz. Warrior (Pellets, 16.00 %AA) used as dry hop.
Yeast : WYeast 1010 American Wheat

Predicted American Wheat or Rye Beer Compliance
Original Gravity 1.050 1.040 - 1.055 100 %
Terminal Gravity 1.011 1.008 - 1.013 100 %
Color 11.47 °SRM 3.00 - 6.00 °SRM 0 %
Bitterness 28.3 IBU 15.00 - 30.00 IBU 100 %
Alcohol (%volume) 5.2 % 4.00 - 5.50 % 100 %
80 % overall

Apparent Real
Original Extract 12.47 °Plato 12.47 °Plato
Attenuation 77.9 % 63.2 %
Extract 2.76 °Plato 4.59 °Plato

% Weight % Volume
Alcohol 4.1 % 5.2 %

Weight (lbs.) Gravity Points Color(MCU)
Red Wheat 2 (21.6%) 49.1 (17.7%) 8.0 (12.0%)
Amer. 2-row 2 (21.6%) 44.1 (15.9%) 3.6 (5.4%)
120°L .25 (2.7%) 5.0 (1.8%) 30.0 (44.9%)
Alexanders 4 (43.2%) 135.4 (48.8%) 17.2 (25.7%)
Muntons Dry 1 (10.8%) 43.8 (15.8%) 8.0 (12.0%)

Variety %Alpha Acid Weight(oz.) Boil(minutes) Formula %Utilization
@ 1.079 IBU Average IBU
Amarillo (Pellets) 8.50 0.5 60 BeerTools 27.6 16.0 16.0
Warrior (Pellets) 16.00 0.5 15 BeerTools 6.2 6.8 6.8
Warrior (Pellets) 16.00 .5 10 BeerTools 3.9 4.3 4.3
Amarillo (Pellets) 8.50 .5 5 BeerTools 1.8 1.1 1.1
Amarillo (Pellets) 8.50 .5 1 BeerTools 0.3 0.2 0.2
Amarillo (Pellets) 8.50 1 - Dry Hopped -
Warrior (Pellets) 16.00 1 - Dry Hopped -
Total IBU 28.3

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SRFeldman79 · 10-07-2008, 09:53 PM

After a side by side taste test, it would seem that Gumball Head is a maltier beer with a little more body. Mine perhaps tastes like an Amarillo and Warrior version of Uber Hop Sun by Southern Tier...

I wonder, given that I did use 1/4lb of 120L, if the maltier taste of the Gumball Head was from the fact that its a commercial beer and the malt comes through better, or if besides a little caramel malt, there is something else in a gumball head (I've heard claims that it is basically an IPA recipe made with wheat, so perhaps some victory or munich gives it that flavor).