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Here is my recipe for my first DIPA. Ive brewed about 10 AG batches. My biggest beer was an 8.4% wee heavy. This should be bigger. I've brewed a couple IPAs but never a DIPA.

My main concern here is my hop schedule. What do you guys think?

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.53 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.03 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.10 gal
Estimated OG: 1.089 SG
Estimated Color: 10.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 92.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.9 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 54.1 %
7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 40.5 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.4 %
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 60. Hop 4 38.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 13.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 16.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 10.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 6.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 7.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35. Yeast 10 -
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 18 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 23.13 qt of water at 159.1 F 148.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 4.17gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
 
Looks delicious to me. What are your concerns with the hop schedule? should be a really aromatic and flavorful brew.
 
Got all the ingrediants for this beer. Its suppose to be a 1.089 beer, so I know I need a big starter.

I did a 2 step starter, 1.5L each. The first step went smoothly. Then I refrigerated, decanted and pitched my 2nd step. Then it took off. It was going crazy and this morning I awoke to yeast on my kitchen counter. Not a ton but enough to puddle up in a few places. I would say I lost a total of 200 ML of my starter.

My question now is, what do I do? Should I do a third step to make sure I have enough yeast?

YeastCalc says I will need 333 Billion cells for this beer, and after 2 steps I should have 455 cells.

What would you guys do?
 
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