Late Hop addition IPA - feedback request???

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Sevenal

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Wolf Pack IPA - American IPA (14B)
Brewer Sevenal

Batch Size 5.450 gal Boil Size 6.200 gal
Boil Time 60.000 min Efficiency 70%
OG 1.056 FG 1.011
ABV 5.9% Bitterness 69.6 IBU (Tinseth)
Color 12.1 srm (Morey) Calories (per 12 oz.) 185
Fermentables

Total grain: 11.562 lb
Name Type Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
Briess - 2 Row Brewers Malt Grain 10.500 lb Yes No 80% 2.0 srm
Briess DME - Pilsen Light Dry Extract 8.000 oz No Yes 95% 2.0 srm
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 120L Grain 8.000 oz Yes No 72% 120.0 srm
Carafa III Grain 1.000 oz Yes No 70% 525.0 srm
Hops

Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Summit 17% 0.500 oz Boil 60.000 min Pellet 27.1
Nugget 13% 0.500 oz Boil 30.000 min Pellet 15.9
Nugget 13% 0.500 oz Boil 20.000 min Pellet 12.6
Nugget 13% 0.500 oz Boil 10.000 min Pellet 7.5
Nugget 13% 0.500 oz Boil 5.000 min Pellet 4.1
Cascade 6% 1.000 oz Boil 3.000 min Pellet 2.4
Dry Hop 6%. 2.000 oz. Primary after Five Days for Four Days
Ferment untill dry
Yeast Name - Danstar - Nottingham Ale Dry 2.232 tsp Primary
 
looks pretty good, but i'd slide those adds up a few mins to maximize flavor/aroma. say 15, 10, 5, 0, 5mins post boil, dry hop.

why do you intend to dry hop so early? i would wait at least til its done fermenting and starting to clear otherwise you're losing aroma. at the least i'd wait 10 days then dry hop the final 4

also, why the 8oz of extract? is 11lbs grain the max you can do?
 
Thank You for your input!
So move the addition hop schedule to
20 min to 15min
leave 10 min
leave 5 min
3 min to zero or flame out

How about the 30 min?
should that be a longer period / say 45 min

Thx again
 
no, pretty much anything between 20 and 60 is useless. i guess it can give a more balanced bitterness, but the returns on the aroma/flavor are minimal. id move the 30 to 60 if you need more bitterness or 15 and under for better flavor/aroma
 
Finished the brew last night with a buddies rig.
Ended with 10.8 gal at 1.063
Hop schedule was
60 min - one oz. summit and one oz. nugget
15 min - one oz. nugget
10 min - one oz. nugget
7 min - one oz. nugget
Flame out -one oz. cascade

Yeast - US05

Took off around six hours
 
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