Gumball Thoughts Wheat Pale Ale
Inspired by Three Floyds and their brightly hoppy Gumball Head wheat ale, Gumball Thoughts is the bigger, meaner cousin of that great beer. It borders on being a wheat IPA with the juicy Amarillo mixing with the sweet, bready wheat character.
Style: American Wheat
Brew Type: All Grain
For 5.5 gallons at 1.062, 5.9 SRM, 52.8IBUs, 6.1 percent ABV
60-minute boil
Directions
Follow the Single-Infusion Brew Process.
7.50 pounds Wheat Malt
5.00 pounds Pale Malt Two-Row
0.75 pound CaraVienne Malt
7.50 pounds Wheat Liquid Malt Extract (LME)
0.75 ounce Amarillo (9.4 percent AA) Pellet for 60 minutes
0.75 ounce Amarillo (9.4 percent AA) Pellet for 30 minutes
0.75 ounce Amarillo (9.4 percent AA) Pellet for 15 minutes
1.50 ounces Amarillo (9.4 percent AA) Pellet for 0 minutes
1 tablespoon Yeast Nutrient
Wyeast 1056/WLP001 California Ale/Safale US-05 American Ale
Saccharification Rest 152°F 60 minutes
