Gumball Head Extract

[derte]

Attempting to brew a gumball head extract - wish I could start all grain but restricted by space at the moment. After searching the web and HBT here is what I have come up with - please feel free to comment if you think I am heading in the wrong direction..

1# white wheat and 1# flaked wheat - 30 min @ 155 F

Boil
60 min 1# Wheat DME
60 min 6# Wheat LME
60 min .5oz Amaraillo
45 min .5oz Amaraillo
30 min .5oz Amaraillo
15 min .5oz Amaraillo

Wyeast 1010 American Wheat being used
1 week in primary
2 weeks in secondary with 2oz of Amarillo dry hop
Then off into the keg

**this is my first attempt at a non-recipe kit**

Thoughts?

 

[Keffa]

You are going to have very little aroma/flavor and lots of bitterness with that hop schedule, dry hop notwithstanding. Three Floyds lists Gumballhead at 28 IBU and it uses Red Wheat.


Here's what I'd do to make it a bit better:

.75 @ 60
.5 @ 15
.5 @ 5
.5 @ flameout

2 oz dry hop for 7 days.


That'd give you far more hop aroma and flavor, and would still keep bitterness decently high. That gives you ~30 IBU.


Cheers,
Kef

 

[derte]

Thanks for the re-schedule. that is why I love this site.. several beer calcs give me different IBU finishes....

I will adjust accordingly!

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a good free calc? I have tried brew print and beer calculus

 

[skeezerpleezer]

I think I have read that wheat has to be mashed to properly convert the enzymes.

Keffa's hopping looks good. I would use a clean american ale yeast like S-05, WLP001, or Wyeast 1056 to ferment this out with.

 

[Keffa]

Pony the money up for Beersmith. It works wonders.

Edit: Free, I've used TastyBrew's online calc, but it's limited in ingredients and whatnot. Also, guy above is right, use one of the classic American ale strains for this one, I'd use 05 if you can't make a starter.

 

[derte]

Great trying the beersmith trial right now. Unfortunately I am stuck with the 1010 wyeast, i should have consulted before buying, but the help is much appreciated!

I have adjusted the schedule though fro hops