My first scratch built recipe - Double IPA

I've only been homebrewing for 14 months but below is my first scratch built recipe for a double IPA. I just kegged it tonight and the sample was impressive! Let me know what you think and feel free to adapt the recipe to your equipment and give it a try.

Final ABV as measured: 9.5%

Recipe: Carewe Brew Imperial IPA
Brewer: Adam Carewe
Asst Brewer:
Style: Imperial IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.20 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.85 gal
Estimated OG: 1.084 SG
Estimated Color: 11.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 94.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 85.7 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.6 %
8.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.6 %
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 60. Hop 4 53.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 30. Hop 5 41.2 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6 -
1 lbs Corn Sugar (Dextrose) [Boil for 5 min](0 Extract 7 7.1 %
2.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Zythos [11.90 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 10 -
2.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Zythos [11.90 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 16.65 qt of water at 161.4 F 148.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 3.50 gal water at 168.0 F
Notes:
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I am looking fwd to trying Simcoe for the first time, with Columbus for bittering and Simcoe for the late additions. How do you feel the hops are blending in your brew? I dont have Zythos but I do have an oz of Chinook, and plenty of Simcoe and Columbus.
Glad your first scratch batch is turning out well.

meadmazer said:

I am looking fwd to trying Simcoe for the first time, with Columbus for bittering and Simcoe for the late additions. How do you feel the hops are blending in your brew? I dont have Zythos but I do have an oz of Chinook, and plenty of Simcoe and Columbus.
Glad your first scratch batch is turning out well.

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I think it should come together well. The hopping schedule is inspired from Avery Maharajah but I used zythos for centennial and altered the profile just a bit. The corn sugar addition was inspired from Pliny to dry it out and bring out the hop front end. Time will tell. Probably wont taste it again until I get back from vacation in a couple of weeks!