First all-grain brew!

[Browne123]

I just found a great deal on a keggle and mash tun that I couldn't pass up! I have been brewing extract for about three years and decided I was long overdue for an upgrade. I already had everything I needed for an extract IPA but got WAY too excited having just bought the new equipment. So I did some research, picked up some grains from my LHBS, and decided to go for it!
So I'm posting because I came up with a very basic IPA recipe (with the help of beersmith) and I was hoping for some constructive criticism/helpful advice. So here it is;

First AG IPA (IIPA maybe?)

11 lbs. Pale Malt 2-row
1 lb. Vienna Malt
1 lb. Crystal 20L
1 lb. Carapils
1 oz. Chinook (60 min)
1 oz. Chinook (20 min)
1/2 oz. Cascade (10 min)
1/2 oz. Cascade (5 min)
1 tsp. Irish Moss (15 min)
Wyeast American Ale II (with 500ml starter for 24 hrs.)

Single temp infusion of 4.8 gls. @ 155 degrees F for 75 minutes.

Batch sparge of 5 gls. @ 167 degrees F.

90 minute boil with hop additions as listed above.

O.G. 1.072

I brewed exactly 7 days ago. I am thinking about transferring to the secondary and dry-hopping with 1 oz. Cascade hops soon.

Any advice is much appreciated and happy brewing.

Cheers!

 

[daksin]

Yea, you're on the gravity range of IIPA, but you have it hopped like a pale ale. You need way more late hops. What are your IBUs? Also, you have a lot of crystal malt in there (2lbs) which is 15% of the grainbill- that's amber ale/brown ale range, as far as percentages go. The beer may be sweeter than you intended. Any chance of getting some more hops for your late additions?

 

[chri5]

If you want to highlight aroma, I would double your late hop additions. Maybe add a 15 minute addition of Cascade (1/2 oz) and another 1/2 oz of it at flameout.

I'd also drop that cara-pils and replace it with another pound of 2-row. You really shouldn't need it in there.

 

[Browne123]

Well I actually have an ounce of Summit hops that I left out because beersmith showed the IBU's already at 69. With summit added it was approaching 100. Maybe I should have thrown that in anyway. Maybe substituted that for one of the chinooks..
What percentage of crystal malt is typical of IPAs? Or IIPAs?
Thanks for the feedback!

 

[chri5]

In my IPAs and IIPAs I use about 10% crystal-20.

Most recipes and recommendations tend to keep the crystal portion of the grain bill below 15%.

If you've liked Summit in the past then definitely add some late in the boil. It won't add much in the way of bittering after the 5-minute point.

 

[DragonHead]

I would like to hear how your first all grain batch turns out: better yet send me some. I have been looking at several different ideas for mash tuns and their bottoms. I am gathering parts for my slow, slow, slow upgrade now. Please re-post when you have tried it. Thanks, DragonHead