Recipe help

I'm looking for a rich imperial American brown ale. How does this grain bill look? 5.5 gal batch. OG 1.082

10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 57.14 %
3 lbs Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 17.14 %
2 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 11.43 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 5.71 %
8.0 oz Carared (20.0 SRM) Grain 2.86 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.86 %
0.50 oz Warrior [17.20 %] (60 min) Hops 32.5 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 10.6 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [8.00 %] (10 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 1.7 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [8.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [8.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
8.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 2.86 %

Est Original Gravity: 1.082 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.97 %
Bitterness: 57.6 IBU

looks good. what yeast you plan on pitching?

My 2c. Maybe consider using a british pale malt like Marris Otter?

foltster said:

My 2c. Maybe consider using a british pale malt like Marris Otter?

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or some heavenly Golden Promise.....

DeRoux's Broux said:

looks good. what yeast you plan on pitching?

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A 2 week old slurry of us-05. It's half of a slurry from an ipa. The other half was pitched in another ~8% beer about 10 days ago and performed great.

foltster said:

My 2c. Maybe consider using a british pale malt like Marris Otter?

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That sounds good but I'm using what I've got on hand. I've been lucky enough to get a few 50 lb sacks of 2 row from a local nanobrew.

I would mash this on the higher end if you are using us-05. Maybe 155 or so?

I'm thinking malty and smooth with a subdued roastiness. Will the 8 oz be enough you thinks?

foltster said:

I would mash this on the higher end if you are using us-05. Maybe 155 or so?

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That was the plan. I want a good bit of body for it. I added the corn sugar to boost the abv just a bit. If I mash at 155 I don't think it will dry it out too much.

off topic alert: are you from Franklin?

DeRoux's Broux said:

off topic alert: are you from Franklin?

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Yup. The big city.

know a cat named Corey Hodge?

Mother #@$#@*! Just got done cooling down to 60 and I missed my f'ing OG by 10 pts. I BIAB and have what I think is a pretty good crush from a corona style mill but I can't seem to get better than 70% efficiency. This time 61%! Guess I need some ph strips or a meter.

Duuuude, have a beer, double tap, and ease up. It'll be fine.

I freaking know. I'll go through the 12 steps of homebrewer failure. I've gotten to acceptance already and I'm sure it's going to be a damn good beer. Thanks for everyone's input. I'm about to go pour a pint of my Pliney clone. The hops increase the production of endorphins. At least that's what my studies have shown.

If it tastes good and gives you a buzz, then no failure there!