Simple Pale ale recipe (need help)

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I'm just starting out and wanted to do a simple pale ale that I can grow from.

Using ProMash I came up with this really simple American style pale ale but needed to know what you guys think and will it work. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

REVISED

Generic DME -Light 3lbs
Generic DME -Light 3lbs @knockout
Crystal 60L .5lbs

Centennital .5 oz Boil 60 min
Cascade 1.5 oz boil 15 min
Cascade 1.5 oz boil 5 min
Centennital 1.5 oz dry hop

WYEAST 1056


Batch Size 5.5gal
SG 1.053 / 13.09 Plato
9.5 SRM
34.9 IBU
 
looks good, but id move that 25min addition to 15-20mins to gain some more flavor from it.

what yeast you thinking?
 
You know I almost went with Nottingham, but at the last min decided to get the wyeast 1056

I'm going for a clean, crisp classic pale ale, easy to drink.
 
I don't see why it wouldn't work. My limited knowledge says so anyways.

Yea it looks like it will just looking for suggestions, I took the one of changing the hops from 25 to 15. going to bring the IBU down to 31.3.

Looking to keep the IBU around 35.

Should I dry hop with centennial instead?
 
Generic DME -Light 6lbs 91.4%
Crystal 60L 8.6%

Centennital .5 oz Boil 60 min
Cascade 1.5 oz boil 15 min
Cascade 1.5 oz boil 5 min
Centennital 1.5 oz dry hop


WYEAST 1056

Batch Size 5.5gal
SG 1.053 / 13.09 Plato
9.5 SRM
37.1 IBU

I made some chages to the hops
 
Is this Yeast ok? should I have gone with the nottingham as originally planned?
 
either would be perfectly fine. Personally I like S-05 better than both, but its basically the same as 1056

for the dry hop, go with whichever smells better to u or mix them if you cant decide

oh btw, you didnt list the C60 weight, but apparently is 9oz
 
either would be perfectly fine. Personally I like S-05 better than both, but its basically the same as 1056

for the dry hop, go with whichever smells better to u or mix them if you cant decide

oh btw, you didnt list the C60 weight, but apparently is 9oz

Yeah half pound for the C60 I corrected that, thanks!

Good idea on the dry hop, how much should I use?
 
1.5oz should be good, but that all depends how hoppy you want this. IMO, despite the lower #s, you're treading on IPA territory with the size of your additions, aint nothing wrong with that tho.
 
Looks perfect to me. Don't sweat it, brew it and adjust *after* you've tasted it! Oh and IMHO 2 oz dry hops is much better than your new hops schedule...
 
I've been tinkering with a similar project, trying to come up with a solid Pale Ale to build on. Yours looks good! OG and IBU are all in line with the style, so brew away and then tinker with it as time goes on.
 
I plan to brew Sunday and got most of the stuff already. A lot of people said I didn't need to do a starter for this beer but going to do one anyway. Just to learn because I haven't done one yet. I guess I could do that Fri night.

well here is the revised recipe, going to brew and tweek it from there.
REVISED

Generic DME -Light 3lbs
Generic DME -Light 3lbs @knockout
Crystal 60L .5lbs

Centennital .5 oz Boil 60 min
Cascade 1.5 oz boil 15 min
Cascade 1.5 oz boil 5 min
Centennital 1.5 oz dry hop

WYEAST 1056

Batch Size 5.5gal
SG 1.053 / 13.09 Plato
9.5 SRM
34.9 IBU
 
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