Wanted Threefloyds Gumballhead clone

[alLovesBeer]

Any one have a good all grain recipe . thanks al

 

[Biermann]

I talked in length with Bob about trying to clone this. I guess Three Floyds is pretty protective about their recipes. I've never had it, but from some people that have, it sounds like it has some wheat in it, with an IPA hopping schedule. You could just attempt to clone it based on what it tastes like, and then tweak. It may take several batches to get close. I'd be willing to help you out in this venture.

Let me know.

 

[beercheer4me]

All Grain Recipe - Gumball Head Wheat ::: 1.052/1.012 (6 Gal)
Grain Bill (70% Efficiency assumed)
6 lbs. - Wheat Malt
5 lbs. - 2-Row Pale Malt
1 lb. - Caravienne Malt

Hop Schedule (27 IBU)
1/4 oz. - Amarillo - First Wort Hop
1/4 oz. - Amarillo - 60 min.
1/2 oz. - Amarillo - 15 min.
1.25 oz. - Amarillo - 5 min.
1 oz. - Amarillo - 1 min.
1.5 oz. - Amarillo - Dry Hop

Yeast
White Labs California Ale Yeast (WLP001) - 1800 ml starter

Mash/Sparge/Boil
Mash at 153° for 60 min.
Sparge as usual
Cool and ferment at 68° to 70°

Notes
Several people have brewed this and reported good results.

 

[natewv]

This thread has a good 'loosely inspired' clone, but I'm gonna try this recipe too.

 

[BrewingChemist]

heres our recipe - its pretty right on:
5lbs wheat malt
4lbs pale malt 6row
3lbs pale malt 2row
2lbs vienna malt
1.5lbs carapils
10grams amarillo 60mins
14grams amarillo 30mins
7grams amarillo 15mins
7grams amarillo 5mins
1oz dryhop for 3-5 days. serve at 12psi. 27.6IBUS OG 1.058 FG 1.017

amarillo hops are leaf hops with alpha of 10.4% and beta of 6.2%. use london esb 1968 yeast (FFF's house yeast). this beer turns out so close we have just stopped buying gumballhead and only brewing it instead. the color is just slightly darker but the taste is right on.

 

[JonGrafto]

I just brewed this up a few weeks ago... Almost spot on... I am still waiting for the dry hop addition until I taste it again but the samples were awesome...

Here is the recipe that I used:

All Grain Recipe - Gumball Head Wheat ::: 1.052/1.012 (6 Gal)
Grain Bill (70% Efficiency assumed)
6 lbs. - Wheat Malt
5 lbs. - 2-Row Pale Malt
1 lb. - Caravienne Malt

Hop Schedule (27 IBU)
1/4 oz. - Amarillo - First Wort Hop
1/4 oz. - Amarillo - 60 min.
1/2 oz. - Amarillo - 15 min.
1.25 oz. - Amarillo - 5 min.
1 oz. - Amarillo - 1 min.
1.5 oz. - Amarillo - Dry Hop

Yeast
Wyeast 1056 - American Ale - 1800 ml starter

Mash/Sparge/Boil
Mash at 153° for 60 min.
Sparge as usual
Cool and ferment at 68° to 70°

Notes
Wait til fermentation is finished and then add dry-hop additions for 7-10 days.
Rack and bottle or keg as normal.

 

[user 98891]

My version is almost the same as the rest, we increased the FWH. All hops were whole leaf.

6 lbs Wheat Malt
5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US
1 lbs Caravienne Malt
0.50 oz Amarillo - First Wort
0.25 oz Amarillo - Boil 60.0 min
0.50 oz Amarillo - Boil 15.0 min
1.25 oz Amarillo - Boil 5.0 min
1.00 oz Amarillo - Boil 1.0 min
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001)
1.50 oz Amarillo - Dry Hop - 7 days

Mashed at 152F for 60 minutes


So far everyone loves it and say it's very close to gumballhead. It also turned out to be a very clear beer. We plan on brewing another 10 gallons of this before the summers end.

 

[scottland]

Try an english yeast. FFF's house yeast is English, not American.

 

[Mpavlik22]

What kind of white labs yeast would be good equivalent?

 

[skeezerpleezer]

English: WLP002
American: WLP001

 

[JonGrafto]

After a week of letting it sit on the dry-hops, I kegged this up on Saturday. Cold crashed it in my keezer for 24 hours and then set the CO2 to 30 psi for 24 hours. Monday, I purged and dropped to 12 psi. Last night (Tuesday) I drew a sample. Threw out the first couple ounces of trub settling out and then poured a few more ounces to drink.

VERY GOOD.. This is SPOT ON... I had opened a bottle of Gumballhead for comparison as well. Carbonation level is almost perfect. The original has just the slightest bit more malt hint to it but I couldnt ask for anything better.

This is my best beer brewed to date.... I was a very happy camper last night... So much so, that I went back for a 2nd and 3rd glass....

 

[InityBrew]

Jon,

I used the exact same recipe, but with red wheat and us05.

It is delicious. I have never had gumballhead, but it is one of the best beers I've made.

I will be brewing this again real soon

 

[zyx345]

I just brewed this up a few weeks ago... Almost spot on... I am still waiting for the dry hop addition until I taste it again but the samples were awesome...

Here is the recipe that I used:

All Grain Recipe - Gumball Head Wheat ::: 1.052/1.012 (6 Gal)
Grain Bill (70% Efficiency assumed)
6 lbs. - Wheat Malt
5 lbs. - 2-Row Pale Malt
1 lb. - Caravienne Malt

Hop Schedule (27 IBU)
1/4 oz. - Amarillo - First Wort Hop
1/4 oz. - Amarillo - 60 min.
1/2 oz. - Amarillo - 15 min.
1.25 oz. - Amarillo - 5 min.
1 oz. - Amarillo - 1 min.
1.5 oz. - Amarillo - Dry Hop

Yeast
Wyeast 1056 - American Ale - 1800 ml starter

Mash/Sparge/Boil
Mash at 153° for 60 min.
Sparge as usual
Cool and ferment at 68° to 70°

Notes
Wait til fermentation is finished and then add dry-hop additions for 7-10 days.
Rack and bottle or keg as normal.

Two questions:

Which wheat malt is recommended, red, white, pale, etc?

If I wanted to use dry yeast instead, would S-04 work for this recipe?

 

[JonGrafto]

You should be good to go with red wheat and US-05

 

[headbanger]

Yes, red wheat.. you can use 04 or 05, both do fine with this beer.

 

[user 98891]

Side by side tasting I found my version was lacking a little bit of fruity flavor. The real stuff was a bit more fruity and a little drier.

 

[zach1288]

I brewed a very similar clone of this and bottled it about 3 weeks ago. I tasted one today and it's a bit "harsh". The aroma is nice but the flavor is not smooth. I added 3oz of dry hops, could that have been too much?

 

[skeezerpleezer]

I brewed a very similar clone of this and bottled it about 3 weeks ago. I tasted one today and it's a bit "harsh". The aroma is nice but the flavor is not smooth. I added 3oz of dry hops, could that have been too much?

Too much dry hop? Never....

What temp did you ferment at, what yeast, etc. need more specifies here.

 

[zach1288]

Too much dry hop? Never....

What temp did you ferment at, what yeast, etc. need more specifies here.

I used WLP001 at 65F.

 

[jshake]

heres our recipe - its pretty right on:
5lbs wheat malt
4lbs pale malt 6row
3lbs pale malt 2row
2lbs vienna malt
1.5lbs carapils
10grams amarillo 60mins
14grams amarillo 30mins
7grams amarillo 15mins
7grams amarillo 5mins
1oz dryhop for 3-5 days. serve at 12psi. 27.6IBUS OG 1.058 FG 1.017

amarillo hops are leaf hops with alpha of 10.4% and beta of 6.2%. use london esb 1968 yeast (FFF's house yeast). this beer turns out so close we have just stopped buying gumballhead and only brewing it instead. the color is just slightly darker but the taste is right on.

I have made this twice now the first was a 5 gal. batch hit og right on.
The second one i did a 10 gal batch just doubled every thing and my og was 1.074 guess I will see how it turns out. The first batch was great and it didn't last long.

 

[BrewingChemist]

I have made this twice now the first was a 5 gal. batch hit og right on.
The second one i did a 10 gal batch just doubled every thing and my og was 1.074 guess I will see how it turns out. The first batch was great and it didn't last long.

glad to hear it! sounds like you had awesome efficiency! we haven't made this clone in awhile. might have to do so soon!

 

[j_ettar]

Im doing a 10 gal batch this weekend, half fermented with wlp001 dry hop amarillo and the other with us-05 dry-hop centennial! Gonna post results and pictures!

 

[j_ettar]

As promised, a picture of a pour of my US-05 / Centennial dry hop version of this recipe. Aroma is grapefruit, light body with a smooth finish due to the wheat. Next time ill go with more wheat, and amarillo in dryhop.

 

[funnelweb]

I just brewed this up a few weeks ago... Almost spot on... I am still waiting for the dry hop addition until I taste it again but the samples were awesome...

Here is the recipe that I used:

All Grain Recipe - Gumball Head Wheat ::: 1.052/1.012 (6 Gal)
Grain Bill (70% Efficiency assumed)
6 lbs. - Wheat Malt
5 lbs. - 2-Row Pale Malt
1 lb. - Caravienne Malt

Hop Schedule (27 IBU)
1/4 oz. - Amarillo - First Wort Hop
1/4 oz. - Amarillo - 60 min.
1/2 oz. - Amarillo - 15 min.
1.25 oz. - Amarillo - 5 min.
1 oz. - Amarillo - 1 min.
1.5 oz. - Amarillo - Dry Hop

Yeast
Wyeast 1056 - American Ale - 1800 ml starter

Mash/Sparge/Boil
Mash at 153° for 60 min.
Sparge as usual
Cool and ferment at 68° to 70°

Notes
Wait til fermentation is finished and then add dry-hop additions for 7-10 days.
Rack and bottle or keg as normal.

Would really like to brew this one. But what about water chemestry? Can i have your water profile?

BR Folke

 

[JonGrafto]

Would really like to brew this one. But what about water chemestry? Can i have your water profile?

BR Folke

Just as a follow up. I submitted this one to a BJCP contest and took 3rd place with a 42.

The only additions I did to my water was add campden to get rid of chlorine and chloramine and I also added 6 ml of 88% Lactic Acid to lower pH in the mash water.

Here was the water profile that I was working with:

 

[funnelweb]

Just as a follow up. I submitted this one to a BJCP contest and took 3rd place with a 42.

The only additions I did to my water was add campden to get rid of chlorine and chloramine and I also added 6 ml of 88% Lactic Acid to lower pH in the mash water.

Here was the water profile that I was working with:

Oh! Thanks so much...your water profile is much different from mine (I live in Jutland, Denmark) and we all know that a proper water treatment is the hidden gem to make excellent beer?!!

And congrats by the way....makes me just more eager to taste what this beer is all about!

BR Folke

 

[chainlife]

The hops seem on the light side here

 

[funnelweb]

The hops seem on the light side here

Hmm...comparring to what? This is - as far as i'm informed - a mix between a Wheat and an IPA? Hence no rules!

BR Folke

 

[chainlife]

The hops seem on the light side here

 

[chainlife]

Sorry, I am on my phone and I do not know how to quote properly. I was referring to brewing chemists recipe