My IPA... Your thoughts

N the process of brewing this right now so I guess I'm pretty committed. Any thoughts?

Style: American IPA
Type: Extract Calories: 176
Rating: 0.0 Efficiency: 70 %
IBU's: 109.05 Boil Size: 5.83 Gal
Color: 4.2 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Boil Time: 60 minutes
Estimated Actual
Brew Date: - 08/13/2011
OG: 1.054 1.054
FG: 1.013 1.013
ABV: 5.37 % 5.37 %
Serve Date: 09/17/2011 / /

Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp Estimated Actual
Primary 14 days @ 68.0°F 08/13/2011 08/13/2011
Dry Hop 5 days @ 68.0°F 09/12/2011

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
1.00 lbs 13.70 % Briess Wheat DME 15 mins 1.043
3.15 lbs 43.15 % NB Gold Malt Syrup 15 mins 1.036
3.15 lbs 43.15 % NB Pilsen Malt Syrup 60 mins 1.036

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 61.46 Warrior 60 mins 17.20
1.00 ozs 20.01 Cascade 45 mins 6.10
1.00 ozs 16.76 Cascade 30 mins 6.10
1.00 ozs 10.82 Cascade 15 mins 6.10
1.00 ozs 0.00 Centennial 0 mins 9.20
3.00 ozs Centennial 7 days 9.20

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

Additions
Amount Name Time Stage
1.00 oz Whirlfloc Tablet 15 mins Boil

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I'd move the 45 minute and 30 minute hops up to 5, 10, 0. There really isn't any benefit to bittering hops at 45 and 30 minutes, as you don't get their full bittering out of them, and there isn't any flavor imparted by them either. For an IPA, I only use 30 minute hops if I want to use up some hops and don't want more IBUs from them.

I'd definitely move those hops to a flavor/aroma addition and do them at 10, 5, and 0.

you are doing a yeast starter right?

Thanks for the input on the hops. No on the yeast starter, I didnt think it was that high of an OG to warrant it.

IrishBrewer74 said:

IBU's: 109.05
OG: 1.054 1.054
ABV: 5.37 % 5.37 %

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Not sure I'd call it an IPA

An over hopped APA?

Not balanced even close enough for my taste, but it's not my beer. :cross:

American IPA Vital Statistics:
IBUs: 40 – 70
OG: 1.056 – 1.075
ABV: 5.5 – 7.5%

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Thanks for the clarification. Being new to brewing, I really didn't know which of the two it fell under. What is really the deciding factor?

I guess I will call this my overly hopped APA. Kind of like the ring of that.

:mug

I agree with Yooper on the hop additions. Your SRM looks super light, especially for an IPA...if your really looking for it to be within the IPA style.

I guess I shouldn't say super light, but it is a bit on the light side...I think 6-15 is about the range

I was shooting a little on the light side because for some reason all my beers come out darker than expected. Even with doing late addition extracts.

That's true, usually extract brews will come out a bit darker than AG batches. Your recipe looks good though, I'm sure it will come out great!