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Okay, I think this is the final version of my Imperial IPA that I'll be brewing in a week. However, I want to throw it up here for review in case there might be anything that needs tweaking. This is by far my most ambitious recipe to date, and it's also going to be the most expensive, so I'd hate to have it come out badly. It has a MASSIVE hops schedule, which should be fun. The Burton Ale Yeast is actually going to be the yeast cake from my currently fermenting Blonde, which should give this a nice jump start. I'll be buying a blow off tube this week.

10.00 lb Pale Liquid Extract
2.00 lb Munich Malt
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L
1.50 lb Honey
1.00 lb Brown Sugar, Light

0.33 oz Summit [18.00%] (60 min) Hops 11.3 IBU
0.33 oz Summit [18.00%] (50 min) Hops 10.8 IBU
0.33 oz Summit [18.00%] (40 min) Hops 9.9 IBU
0.33 oz Summit [18.00%] (30 min) Hops 8.7 IBU
0.33 oz Summit [18.00%] (20 min) Hops 6.9 IBU
0.33 oz Summit [18.00%] (10 min) Hops 4.1 IBU

0.33 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (60 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
0.33 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (50 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
0.33 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (40 min) Hops 4.7 IBU
0.33 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (30 min) Hops 4.1 IBU
0.33 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (20 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
0.33 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (10 min) Hops 1.9 IBU

0.33 oz Cascade [5.50%] (60 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
0.33 oz Cascade [5.50%] (50 min) Hops 3.3 IBU
0.33 oz Cascade [5.50%] (40 min) Hops 3.0 IBU
0.33 oz Cascade [5.50%] (30 min) Hops 2.7 IBU
0.33 oz Cascade [5.50%] (20 min) Hops 2.1 IBU
0.33 oz Cascade [5.50%] (10 min) Hops 1.3 IBU

0.50 oz Summit [18.00%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)

0.50 oz Summit [18.00%] (Dry Hop 7 days)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days)
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days)

1 Pkgs Burton Ale (White Labs #WLP023) Yeast-Ale

Estimated Original Gravity: 1.095 SG
Estimated Color: 12.7 SRM
Bitterness: 91.8 IBU
Alpha Acid Units: 10.6 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 9.2 %

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WOW! That looks killer!

I'd make only one suggestion, but it is a small one...do another hop addition (similar to your 10 minute addition) at flameout. It will help aroma qualities immensely.

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Now in your other post you were saying that you didn;t like the grapefruit citrus flavor in your pale. With all those amarillos you are going to have some of that flavor in this brew

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the_bird

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I'm thinking the Cascade might contribute some of that, too.

Oh well, if you don't like it - we can help you find a new home for it!

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exactly!!!! thats what we are here for.....proper beer disposal

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Hmm. I got the impression from the research I did this afternoon that Amarillo had more of an orange citrus taste. I could be wrong. And like I said, some grapefruit is okay, as long as it's not the only thing I can taste. What about Warrior and Nugget?

This is the whole reason I wanna iron this out now, while I still have time. My hop experience is still small. All I know for sure is that I love DFH 90, and it uses Warrior, Simcoe, and Amarillo, so something must be working right with those hops.

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Aww, you guys are the best. If it's good enough, I might send some round in a beer swap.

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What do you mean? The addition I labeled as aroma-hop steep is basically a flameout addition, which I let sit for 10 minutes before I start cooling. You think I should up the amount?

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the_bird

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I think there's just confusion about how you labelled those additions; you're refer to those with a (0) notation to indicate that they are added after the boil, regardless of whether you let them steep for two minutes or ten. The number refers to the amount of time they are boiled.

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I guess I was confused by the time number by it. I assumed it meant a boiling addition. If your intention is to steep it and not boil it, then that would work too.

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