Hoppy, but session style American Wheat... Please critique?!

Recipe: Session American Wheat - 10G
Style: 6D-Light Hybrid Beer-American Wheat/Rye Beer

Recipe Overview:

Wort Volume Before Boil: 13.00 US gals
Wort Volume After Boil: 11.00 US gals
Volume Transferred: 11.00 US gals
Water Added: 0.00 US gals
Volume At Pitching: 11.00 US gals
Final Batch Volume: 10.00 US gals
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.044 SG
Expected OG: 1.052 SG
Expected FG: 1.012 SG
Expected ABV: 5.3 %
Expected ABW: 4.1 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 28.7
Expected Color: 4.4 SRM
Apparent Attenuation: 76.4 %
Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Duration: 90.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 68 degF

Fermentables:

German Pilsner Malt 10lb 0oz (50.0 %) In Mash/Steeped
US White Wheat Malt 8lb 0oz (40.0 %) In Mash/Steeped
US Munich 10L Malt 2lb 0oz (10.0 %) In Mash/Steeped

Hops:

US Cascade (4.5 % alpha) 2.00 oz Bagged Pellet Hops used 15 Min From End
US Amarillo (7.3 % alpha) 1.00 oz Bagged Pellet Hops used 15 Min From End
US Cascade (4.5 % alpha) 2.00 oz Bagged Pellet Hops used 10 Min From End
US Amarillo (7.3 % alpha) 1.00 oz Bagged Pellet Hops used 10 Min From End
US Cascade (4.5 % alpha) 2.00 oz Bagged Pellet Hops used 5 Min From End
US Amarillo (7.3 % alpha) 1.00 oz Bagged Pellet Hops used 5 Min From End
US Cascade (4.5 % alpha) 2.00 oz Bagged Pellet Hops used At turn off
US Amarillo (7.3 % alpha) 1.00 oz Bagged Pellet Hops used At turn off

Yeast:

White Labs WLP380-Hefeweizen IV Ale

Mash Schedule:

Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name:Single Step Infusion (65C/150F) w/Mash Out
Step: Rest at 150 degF for 60 mins
Step: Raise to and Mash out at 170 degF for 10 mins

I might up the IBUs a bit, atleast on my system hop bursting results in less (softer?) bitterness than the calculator suggests. I did a similar beer last summer and really enjoyed the combo of Cascade/Amarillo and Hefe yeast (I used 3068, which is my favorite strain). Some dry hops can be a fun way to go as well if you want some added aromatics.

Good luck.

With White Labs WLP380 yeast it won't be an American Wheat.

AnOldUR said:

With White Labs WLP380 yeast it won't be an American Wheat.

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Agree 100%...plus the pilsner malt... I would say your making a german hefe...and 12 oz of hops to get 28 ibus?! Your wasting quite a few hops by not doing a 60 minute addition.