Please critique this pm recipe wanting to order stuff monday

ipa honey
American IPA


Type: Partial Mash
Date: 10/10/2007
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: mike
Boil Size: 4.08 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (5 Gallon)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.00 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 42.86 %
6.00 lb Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 42.86 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 7.14 %
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 30.4 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 12.9 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 12.8 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 1.1 IBU
1.00 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 7.14 % ( flame out )
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.079 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.019 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.92 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 57.1 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 11.7 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 7.00 lb
Sparge Water: 2.98 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp
45 min Mash In Add 8.75 qt of water at 170.5 F 158.0 F



Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F

Change the 6-row to 2-row. No need for the extra enzymes in 6-row if you're only mashing a bit of crystal.

I think you may need a larger pot or lower the amount of base grain. With the water numbers you have you're looking to get ~4.5 gallons of runnings. I know that if I put 4 gallons into my 5 gallon pot I'd definetly have a boil-over.

I think chinook and cascade are a good combo. From the maltiness chart (see this link:
) I think you're in the very hoppy range. On top of the strong ABV, this will be an only-having-one-or-two kind of brew. Personally I'd try to drop out about 10 IBU. Maybe eliminate the 60 minute 1oz of cascades. And/Or take 1/4 oz or so of your chinook and divide it into a couple of later flavor/aroma additions. Chinook is good for more than just bittering, just go light and combine it w/Cascade.

There's a maltiness chart here. The one BM uses.

http://www.orfyblog.com/brew/links.htm

Oops, thanks Orfy, I forgot the link in my post, dohp!

Maybe add some honey malt??