Hoppy wheat beer recipe advice

[phuzle]

I'm making a beer for a friend's wedding. I thought to make something similar to Three Floyds Gumball Head, though I'm not trying to make a clone. Just looking for some advice on what I've put together as far as making something friendly to the masses as well as interesting and flavorful.

Expected OG: 1.057 SG
Expected FG: 1.011 SG
Apparent Attenuation: 79.3 %
Expected ABV: 6.1 %
Expected ABW: 4.8 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 42.0 IBU
Expected Color (using Morey): 9.2 SRM
BU:GU ratio: 0.73

Fermentables

Ingredient Amount % MCU When
US Pale Ale Malt 7.50 lb 70.1 % 5.0 In Mash/Steeped
US Red Wheat Malt 2.50 lb 23.4 % 1.3 In Mash/Steeped
US Caramel Munich 60L Malt 0.70 lb 6.3 % 8.0 In Mash/Steeped


Hops

Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 12.6 % 0.50 oz 20.4 Loose Whole Hops 60 Min From End
US Amarillo 5.0 % 0.33 oz 3.3 Loose Whole Hops 20 Min From End
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 12.6 % 0.50 oz 7.4 Loose Whole Hops 10 Min From End
US Amarillo 5.0 % 0.33 oz 2.0 Loose Whole Hops 10 Min From End
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 12.6 % 1.00 oz 8.1 Loose Whole Hops 5 Min From End
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 12.6 % 0.50 oz 0.9 Loose Whole Hops 1 Min From End
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 12.6 % 0.50 oz 0.0 Bagged Whole Hops Dry-Hopped
US Amarillo 5.0 % 0.33 oz 0.0 Bagged Whole Hops Dry-Hopped

WL California V to ferment.

 

[nootay]

Sounds good to me. Im still fairly new to the homebrewing world, but i made something kind of similar that turned out pretty well:

Type: All Grain
Date: 7/21/2010
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Adam
Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.0
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.00 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 7.5 %
8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 60.4 %
4.00 lb Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 30.2 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 1.9 %
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00%] (60 min) Hops 25.5 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (30 min) Hops 13.1 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (15 min) Hops 8.4 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (5 min) Hops 3.4 IBU
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00%] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.072 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.072 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.3 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 7.7 %
Bitterness: 50.5 IBU Calories: 325 cal/pint
Est Color: 5.0 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 13.25 lb
Sparge Water: 4.45 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

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 16.56 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F 60 min



Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2) Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 12.2 PSI Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 42.0 F Age for: 7.0 days
Storage Temperature: 42.0 F




Dont forget rice hulls. i have not used red wheat or cara munich before, so not sure what they bring to the table. The beer i made was supposed to be similar to southern tier's ubersun.

 

[CopperHillBrewery]

I did the following, also inspired by Gumball Head, and it ended up being very quaffable. I think the key is trying to keep the IBUs relatively similar with each hop addition, that way bitterness is spread across the boil and doesn't compete with flavor and aroma...or at least I think that's how it works.

Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 4.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 27.5 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.50 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 4.5 %
5.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 45.5 %
5.00 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 45.5 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.5 %
0.25 oz Amarillo [7.50%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 7.8 IBU
0.25 oz Amarillo [7.50%] (60 min) Hops 7.1 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo [7.50%] (15 min) Hops 7.0 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo [7.50%] (5 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo [7.50%] (0 min) Hops -
1.15 oz Amarillo [7.50%] (Dry Hop 6 days) Hops -
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #S-05) Yeast-Ale

Mashed at 152.0 F for 60 min

 

[AnOldUR]

I vote for number 3.

 

[phuzle]

My original plan was to do all Amarillo, but then I did a big order from hopsdirect and got a pound of Columbus. They were all out of Amarillo. So I figured, hey, I'll still use a little Amarillo, but also toss in plenty of the Columbus.