Going to try this APA tomorrow. Any advice?

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Sorry for the weird format. Trying to figure out how to export the recipe to text instead of PDF in Beersmith 2

American Pale Ale
Type: All GrainDate: 08/29/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 galBrewer: N2
Boil Size: 7.74 galAsst Brewer:
Equipment: 9 Gal Kettle 10 Gal Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) -
Boil Time: 60 min
All Grain
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 galBrewhouse Efciency: 68.42
Fermentation: Ale, Two StageTaste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Prepare for Brewing

Create a yeast starter with 0.40 gal of wort
Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
Total Water Needed: 9.68 gal
Water Prep
AmtNameType# %/IBU

Water
1.10 tbspPH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 mins)1 -
Agent
Mash or Steep Grains
Mash Ingredients
AmtNameType# %/IBU

9 lbsPale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)Grain2 75.0 %
2 lbsMunich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM)Grain3 16.7 %
1 lbsCaramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)Grain4 8.3 %

Mash Steps
Step Step
NameDescription
TemperatureTime
Mash InAdd 4.25 gal of water at 165.8 F152.0 F60 min
Drain mash tun, Batch sparge with 3 steps (5.43gal, 1.81gal, 1.81gal) of 168.0 F water

Boil Wort
Add water to achieve boil volume of 7.74 gal
Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.042 SG
Boil Ingredients
AmtNameType# %/IBU



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AmtNameType# %/IBU
1.00 ozFuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 minHop5 15.3 IBUs
0.50 ozCentennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 minHop6 17.0 IBUs
1.10 ItemsWhirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)Fining7 -

0.50 ozCascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 minHop8 3.1 IBUs
0.50 ozChinook [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 minHop9 8.0 IBUs
0.50 ozChinook [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 minHop12 0.0 IBUs
0.50 ozCentennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 minHop11 0.0 IBUs
0.50 ozCascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 minHop10 0.0 IBUs

Estimated Post Boil Vol: 6.24 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 SG
Cool and Prepare Fermentation
Cool wort to fermentation temperature
Transfer wort to fermenter
Add water to achieve final volume of 5.50 gal
Fermentation Ingredients
AmtNameType# %/IBU

California Ale (White Labs #WLP001)
2.0 pkgYeast13 -
[35.49 ml]
Measure Actual Original Gravity _______ (Target: 1.054 SG)
Measure Actual Batch Volume _______ (Target: 5.50 gal)
Fermentation
08/29/2011 - Primary Fermentation (4.00 days at 67.0 F ending at 67.0 F)
09/02/2011 - Secondary Fermentation (10.00 days at 67.0 F ending at 67.0 F)

Dry Hop and Prepare for Bottling/Kegging
Dry Hop/Bottling Ingredients
AmtNameType# %/IBU

0.50 ozCentennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop15 0.0 IBUs
0.50 ozChinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 DaysHop16 0.0 IBUs
0.50 ozCascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 DaysHop14 0.0 IBUs
Measure Final Gravity: _________ (Estimate: 1.011 SG)
Date Bottled/Kegged: 09/12/2011 - Carbonation: Bottle with 3.93 oz Corn Sugar
Age beer for 30.00 days at 65.0 F
10/12/2011 - Drink and enjoy!
Notes
Created with BeerSmith
 
I don't get why fuggles? It's not an American variety, and it's low AA so using it as the 60 minute addition doesn't make sense, since you just have to use more to get the same IBUs.
 
This is exactly why I asked for advice. I'm new to this and tweaked a supposed Pale 31 recipe.
What do you suggest instead of fuggles?
 
Oh Pale 31. That explains why it's got fuggles in it. They tend to do beers that are English influenced if not outright English.

To be honest though I just don't think you're going to taste the fuggles as a 60 minute addition, and you really do end up having to add twice as much as if you had just jacked up the centennial a bit. I think if you do .75 - 1oz of centennial total at 60 instead it will taste the same and you'll have one less variety to worry about.

Also the 5.2 stabilizer doesn't actually work.
 
Oh Pale 31. That explains why it's got fuggles in it. They tend to do beers that are English influenced if not outright English.

To be honest though I just don't think you're going to taste the fuggles as a 60 minute addition, and you really do end up having to add twice as much as if you had just jacked up the centennial a bit. I think if you do .75 - 1oz of centennial total at 60 instead it will taste the same and you'll have one less variety to worry about.

Also the 5.2 stabilizer doesn't actually work.

Thanks I may try the centennial.
As far as the 5.2 I know I've read the endless discussion but I have it so I may as well use it, just incase it does something.
 
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