Cascade IIPA--yeast suggestion?

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So I have about 10 oz of cascade hops left in my freezer from my last Hops Direct buy, and I have another pound on the way... so I figured I would try my hand at an all cascade IIPA. I've only got a 7 gal brewpot, so the DME is in there to get the OG up using my system.

Two questions:
1. How does the overall recipe look?
2. Which yeast should I use?

Thanks.

Cascade Country
14-C Imperial IPA

Size: 5.0 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 299.83 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.089 (1.070 - 1.090)
Terminal Gravity: 1.022 (1.010 - 1.020)
Color: 12.41 (8.0 - 15.0)
Alcohol: 8.87% (7.5% - 10.0%)
Bitterness: 113.0 (60.0 - 120.0)

Ingredients:
10 lb Pale Ale Malt
.75 lb Cara-Pils® Malt
.5 lb Caramel Malt 10L
.5 lb Caramel Malt 40L
.5 lb Munich Malt
3.0 lb Dry Extra Light Extract
1.0 oz Cascade (7.7%) - FWH
1.0 oz Cascade (7.7%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1.0 oz Cascade (7.7%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
1.0 oz Cascade (7.7%) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
1.0 oz Cascade (7.7%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1.0 oz Cascade (7.7%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1.0 oz Cascade (7.7%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
2.0 oz Cascade (7.7%) - added dry to secondary fermenter

Schedule:
Mash at 154 for 60 min
90 min boil


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Looks pretty damn tasty. In order to let the hop flavor come through I'd go with US-05. Nice, clean yeast with very little esters. If you want slightly more esters, go with Notty. If you like esters, use S-04 (which actually goes really well with American C hops, especially in Pale Ales and IPAs)
 
i just made the same ipa and i used us-04. it started off very active but then quit after about two days, which i understand is typical for this yeast. I have learned that us-05 is the way to go, IMO.
 
In my IPA (not as big and burly as you are brewing) I like to use WLP005 (British Ale) because it gives a malty backbone which provides a good canvas or background for the hoppiness.
 
Looks great...
This was my cascade brew that was one of my best ever. I used S-05 and mashed at 152F with OG 1.061 and FG 1.010. yeah, I know my efficiency sucked...bad crush.

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 81.97 %
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 13.11 %
0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.92 %
0.50 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 16.7 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 14.2 IBU
1.00 oz Warrior [15.80 %] (60 min) Hops 45.2 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 10.9 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 7.0 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.00 %] (2 min) Hops 1.9 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SteepHops -
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
 

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