Critique

Hi all, so I thought I would adapt a previous recipe involving chinook hops, which I am currently enjoying, but which is a little earthy for the style I am going for. My LHBS stocks citra hops at the moment, and I hear they complement Amarillo (which I really like) well. Not sure about the timings of the hop additions during the boil so any comments would be welcome!

Style: American IPA OG: 1.069
Type: Extract FG: 1.017
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 6.81 %
Calories: 225 IBU's: 59.38
Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 14.00 L
Color: 6.8 SRM Batch Size: 20.00 L
Preboil OG: 1.103 Boil Time: 60 minutes

Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 10 days @ 20.0°C
Secondary 14 days @ 22.2°C
Bottle/Keg 14 days @ 23.3°C

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
1.50 kg 33.33 % Extra Light Dry Extract 60 mins 1.044
2.00 kg 44.44 % Pale Liquid Extract 60 mins 1.036
0.50 kg 11.11 % Sugar, Table (Sucrose) 0 mins 1.046
0.50 kg 11.11 % Briess Carapils 45 mins 1.034

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
20.00 g 18.90 Citra 60 mins 13.20
20.00 g 12.17 Amarillo Gold 60 mins 8.50
20.00 g 14.53 Citra 30 mins 13.20
20.00 g 9.36 Amarillo Gold 30 mins 8.50
20.00 g 0.00 Citra 0 mins 13.20
20.00 g 4.42 Amarillo Gold 10 mins 8.50
20.00 g 0.00 Citra 0 mins 13.20
20.00 g 0.00 Amarillo Gold 0 mins 8.50
20.00 g Citra 14 days 13.20
20.00 g Amarillo Gold 14 days 8.50

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
2.00 pkg Safale US-05 Fermentis US-05

Additions
(none)

Mash Profile
(none)

Carbonation
Amount Type Beer Temp CO2 Vols
2.98 g Corn Sugar - Bottle Carbonation 23.3°C 1.90

I'd cut the carapils in half. It is an IPA, so you want it dry.

I hope you end up closer to 1.012 than 1.017.

Per the hops:

- I'd get a bittering hop like Columbus, Magnum or Galena for the 60 minute addition. It is a waste of expensive Amarillo and Citra to add it at that time. I'm told Citra can give a catty taste if added early (I have no experience, I only use it for late additions).

- The 30 minute addition is not doing much. Most of the flavor and aroma are gone in that time, and you are not getting the most out of it's bittering properties.

- I'd just use all the hops split evenly and added at 15, 10, 5, 0 and dry, and find something else to bitter with.

Thanks for this- very useful!