Fellow Homebrewers...Tell me what you think

Hi all...please tell me what you think of this recipe....Thanks

Marris Otter Ale (#17)
14-B American IPA
Date: 11/10/2010

Size: 5.25 gal
Efficiency: 79.87%
Attenuation: 86.7%
Calories: 196.29 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.060 (1.056 - 1.075)
Terminal Gravity: 1.008 (1.010 - 1.018)
Color: 12.96 (6.0 - 15.0)
Alcohol: 6.82% (5.5% - 7.5%)
Bitterness: 53.3 (40.0 - 70.0)

Ingredients:
10 lb Maris Otter
.25 lb 2-Row Carapils® Malt
.25 lb 2-Row Caramel Malt 40L
.5 lb 2-Row Caramel Malt 80L
.33 oz Simcoe (12.4%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 oz Amarillo (8.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.5 oz Amarillo (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
.5 oz Amarillo (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 1 min
1 ea Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

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If you want an IPA you need more hops late in the boil, some dry hops are pretty much a requirement as well. Amarillo/Simcoe is a great combo, so no issue there. You are a bit heavy of the crystal for my tastes, I like my IPAs dry.

Hope that helps, good luck.

Oldsock said:

If you want an IPA you need more hops late in the boil, some dry hops are pretty much a requirement as well. Amarillo/Simcoe is a great combo, so no issue there. You are a bit heavy of the crystal for my tastes, I like my IPAs dry.

Hope that helps, good luck.

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+1 to late hops. I can't imagine an IPA without at least 4 oz of hops and at least 1 oz being dry-hopped.

As far as dryness, 1.008 seems fairly dry to me! I guess he plans to mash low. And his crystal is still less than 7%