First time designing recipe

Trying my hand at making my own recipe for the first time and wanted to see what others think. This is my idea for an American IPA; I have a 1 gallon batch about ready to bottle that I did linear scaling with, and if it goes well I'd like to do a full 5 gallon batch. My recipe info is based on Brewer's Friend estimates. Let me know your thoughts!

Grain Bill
10 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale
1.25 lb Flaked Oats
2.5 lb American - Vienna
0.25 lb American - Carapils

Hops
1 oz Simcoe Pellet Boil 60 min
0.5 oz Amarillo Pellet Boil 30 min
0.5 oz Simcoe Pellet Flameout
0.5 oz Amarillo Pellet Flameout
1 oz Simcoe Pellet Dry Hop 7 days
1 oz Amarillo Pellet Dry Hop 7 days

Yeast
Wyeast 1272

 

Looks good. Personally, I wouldn't sit on dry hops that long. I'd also switch out that bittering charge of Simcoe for something cheap and clean, like Magnum.

 

I agree and you probably wont need the carapils since the oats you have now will give you the same result

 

Maybe a splash of crystal malt, too?

 

Will swapping the bittering charge with magnum affect flavor much? I was shooting for a piney/fruity profile but I'm all for saving a little bit of money if the difference is negligible.

Leaving the carapils out due to the oats makes sense... Would you recommend swapping that .25lb for a crystal malt?

Thanks!

 

the bittering hop does not have any flavor, just match the ibu, adding crystal is a good idea depending on the type, less for dark more for lighter so say for instance C40 try 1/2 pound, it adds a malt sweet flavor so you decide

 

Like Ozark said, you aren't getting any flavor, per se, with the bittering charge.

The crystal malt is a good idea. The amount and lovibond is at your discretion. I usually go between .25-.75 for a five gallon batch. I personally like the lighter crystal malts, something between C10 and C40.

You can also save a little more money by going with a dry yeast like US-05. It is nice and clean, and perfect for that style of beer. It's also half the price of liquid.

 

Yea I second on the crystal and dropping carapils since you have the oats. 5% crystal 40 will give a bit of color and sweetness.

Neutral high bitter hops at 60min will only really give you bitterness. They normally cheaper and you can use less since AA normally higher.

I would also move the 30min to 15min. 30min gives more bitterness and less flavour. 60 min covers your bitterness. Use a ibu calculator.

So simcoe and amirillo 0.5oz each at 15min. Then what you have at flameout and dryhopping.