Citra-Fest (Oktoberfest-IPA)

This is my house Oktoberfest recipe modified with Citra hops and Sugar added to get all numbers into IPA territory. Bitterness is noticeable but balanced and the strong malt precense and tropical Citra hops meld together wonderfully.

Citafest
American IPA

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (G): 5.5
Total Grain (lb): 12.813
Total Hops (oz): 5.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.069 (°P): 16.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7.20 %
Colour (SRM): 12.4 (EBC): 24.4
Bitterness (IBU): 44.7 (Tinseth)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 78
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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6.500 lb Munich I (50.73%)
4.000 lb American 2-Row (31.22%)
1.000 lb Melanoidin (7.8%)
0.750 lb Special Roast (5.85%)
0.563 lb (9oz) Cane Sugar (4.39%)

Hop Bill
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1.00 oz Mt. Hood Pellet (6.1% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (First Wort) (0.2 oz/Gal)
1.00 oz Citra Pellet (13.6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 oz/Gal)
1.00 oz Citra Pellet (11.4% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 oz/Gal)
2.00 oz Citra Pellet (11.4% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.4 oz/Gal)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 152°F for 120 Minutes.
Fermented at 63°F with Safale US-05

How did this come out?

Chuckabrewski said:

How did this come out?

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I have brewed this several times and its always very well received. It taste like both a traditional Oktoberfest and a malty IPA, and taste better than most of the store bought IPAs I have had. I even had a friend describe it as "heaven in a glass"