HopZilla Pale Ale... thoughts please?

Looking to break in my new mill and started playing around in BeerSmith.

Came up with the following and would like some thoughts before I brew it up. :rockin:

Thanks!

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.00 gal - ish
Brewer: SeanZilla
Boil Size: 6.0 gal - ish
Boil Time: 90 min

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 80.00 %
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 8.00 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 6.00 %
12.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6.00 %
2.00 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (60 min) Hops 23.6 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [11.50 %] (30 min) Hops 25.8 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (15 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
1.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (15 min) Hops 11.7 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale

Est Original Gravity: 1.067 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG (aka don't know yet )
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.51 %
Estimated Bitterness: 67.4 IBU

 

Looks good to me.

I personaly never use Cara-Pils. I use a lb of Crystal Malt and mash ~155-156. That gives me all the body and head retention that i want.

 

Yeah, I know Cara-Pils is hit or miss with some. I wasn't thinking when I went to the HBS and had all the specialty grains added to the same bag, so it's slightly difficult to separate. DOH! LOL.

Thanks for the feedback!

 

Cracked the first bottle today. I actually dry hopped with 1 oz of Citra instead of 2 oz of Cascade and also had no 60 minute addition, moved the Cascade to 30 with the Chinook. I couldn't be happier with this beer. Tropical notes on the nose from the Citra, delicious hop bitterness, variety of flavors citrus, tropical, fruity, herbal. Hoppy, but clean.

Just leaving a delicious taste in my mouth. Wicked happy. PROST!