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mdawson9

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Hey there. I'm brewing single hop IPA's in order to really learn hop characteristics. My first was a Nelson Sauvin IPA which was fantastic. I want to do Cascade next. Since hops vary in bitterness, I thought it best to get feedback on my recipe before I brew to make sure I'm putting together something that will accomplish what I'm after - which is highlight the hop in the beer. I'm fairly new to brewing with 50 gallons or so under my belt. Still doing extract for now since I just had twins a couple months ago...
thanks for any feedback!

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1 12.5 %
3 lbs Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 2 37.5 %
4 lbs Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 7 50.0 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 26.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 4 20.5 IBUs
1.75 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 23.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05)

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.062 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.4 %
Bitterness: 70.2 IBUs
Est Color: 8.3 SRM
 
If I had 6 oz of Cascade to use in an ipa I'd go for a hop schedule like this (i.e. More hops late in the boil).

Fwh/60 - 1.5 oz
15 - 0.75 oz
10 - 0.75 oz
5 - 0.75 oz
0 - 1 oz
Dry - 1.25 oz

BTW, this is totally subjective.
 
Ditch the 30 minute addition and put it at less than 5 minutes. I usually do a large 0 minute addition with a 20 minute hop stand at 175 degrees
 

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