Feedback on my first recipe (Pale Ale)

Please critique my first recipe! Hopefully these hops work well together, if not let me know. I am a big fan of cascade, and centennial. I also have .60 ounces of Warrior hops that I am thinking about dry hopping with, but I'm not sure it goes well with the recipe. Trying multi-stage dry hopping as well for the first time. Open to any suggestions! Thanks

Grand Pale Ale:

American Pale Ale
Type: Extract Date: 4/1/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Equipment: Turkey Fryer Pot (5 Gallon Boil)
End of Boil Volume 4.25 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.50 gal
Est Mash Efficiency 0.0 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 1 8.6 %
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 2 9.0 IBUs
2 lbs Briess Golden Light (4.0 SRM) Dry Extract 3 22.9 %
6 lbs Northern Brewer Gold Malt Syrup (4.0 SRM) Extract 4 68.6 %
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 16.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 12.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [124.21 ml] Yeast 9 -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
0.60 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.058
Est Final Gravity: 1.017
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.3 %
Bitterness: 38.0 IBUs
Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 9.4 SRM

Notes
At knock out stage, swirl wort add Amarillo & Cascade. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes before cooling.
Two stage dry hop - .50 cascade, .50 centennial, .30 Columbus - 5 days. Remove and add another .50 cascade, .50 centennial, .30 Columbus for another 5 days.

Well I do have to ask how you know your Measured OG / Final Gravity if you haven't brewed it yet?

Recipe looks good.

Edited to add I'd use US-05 or another clean American ale yeast in place of the London ESB.

stubbornman said:

Well I do have to ask how you know your Measured OG / Final Gravity if you haven't brewed it yet?

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I'm not sure why Beersmith does this, it confused me at first too.

stubbornman said:

Edited to add I'd use US-05 or another clean American ale yest in place of the London ESB.

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Ya, I'm still on the fence with this yeast. I used the wyeast 1968 for a Stone IPA clone. Haven't been able to the beer yet, but boy did it clear the beer out very nicely. I've heard very good things about 1968. The guys at Northern Brewer said it was their favorite yeast and you can use it in ANYTHING. I'm trying to find a house yeast. I may stick with it, but still not sure.