Thoughts on my NZ/Austrailian hopped Pale Ale

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mttfrog13

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I'm looking to brew something relatively simple that will be hard to mess up. What do you guys think of my recipe. I'm wondering if it's ok to use both munich and the naked golden oats. Would they go well together?

Also, is my hop schedule OK? I just really need something that will be easy to drink and not turn out too strange. I've had beers hopped with only Nelson Sauvin hops and I love them. I'm also debating dropping the carapils. Any quick thoughts?

Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 3 gallons
Est. Efficiency: 65% (brew house)

ESTIMATED STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.052
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 5.25%
IBU (tinseth): 40.45
SRM (morey): 6.69

FERMENTABLES:
4 lb - Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light - (late addition) (50%)
1.5 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (18.8%)
1 lb - Belgian - Munich (12.5%)
8 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (6.3%)
8 oz - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (6.3%)
8 oz - United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats (6.3%)

HOPS:
0.5 oz - Summer for 60 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 5.9, IBU: 13.29)
0.5 oz - Nelson Sauvin for 15 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 12.5, IBU: 13.97)
1 oz - Summer for 15 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 5.9, IBU: 13.19)
0.5 oz - Nelson Sauvin for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 12.5)
0.5 oz - Summer for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 5.9)
1 oz - Nelson Sauvin for 7 days, Type: Pellet, Use: Dry Hop (AA 12.5)
1 oz - Summer for 7 days, Type: Pellet, Use: Dry Hop (AA 5.9)

MASH STEPS:
1) Temp: 152 F, Time: 60 min, Amount: 5.5 qt

YEAST:
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
 
Here is what I ended up brewing. I cut the caramel 40 in half and changed the hop schedule a bit to lower the IBUs.

Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 3 gallons
Est. Efficiency: 65% (brew house)

ESTIMATED STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.051
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 5.14%
IBU (tinseth): 34.42
SRM (morey): 5.62

FERMENTABLES:
4 lb - Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light - (late addition) (51.6%)
1.5 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (19.4%)
1 lb - Belgian - Munich (12.9%)
8 oz - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (6.5%)
8 oz - United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats (6.5%)
4 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (3.2%)

HOPS:
0.5 oz - Summer for 60 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 5.9, IBU: 13.51)

0.5 oz - Nelson Sauvin for 15 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 12.5, IBU: 14.2)
0.5 oz - Summer for 15 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 5.9, IBU: 6.7)

0.5 oz - Nelson Sauvin for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 12.5)
1 oz - Summer for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 5.9)

1 oz - Nelson Sauvin for 7 days, Type: Pellet, Use: Dry Hop (AA 12.5)
1 oz - Summer for 7 days, Type: Pellet, Use: Dry Hop (AA 5.9)

MASH STEPS:
1) Temp: 152 F, Time: 60 min, Amount: 5.5 qt

YEAST:
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
 
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