All Late hop Amarillo IPA

[rlynge]

What do you think? Critique is welcome.

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.46 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.46 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 12.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 70.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 69.6 %
2 lbs 5.0 oz Munich 10L (Briess) (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 20.1 %
1 lbs 3.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 10.3 %
3.25 oz Amarillo Gold [9.60 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 4 56.5 IBUs
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.60 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 5 14.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.60 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 6 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 7 -
1.75 oz Amarillo Gold [9.60 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Day Hop 8 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 15.71 qt of water at 162.7 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 2.08gal, 2.08gal) of 168.0 F water

 

[nbolmer]

Not a fan of all late hop IPAs (a prior homebrew club I was in saw them come through infrequently, but occasionally). They miss the background bitterness. I'd get a few IBUs early on and still focus on late additions.

Alternatively - have you experimented with first wort hopping? It's a counter-intuitive technique which works well. You can get that more rounded hoppiness you're after. John Palmer discusses it here:
http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter5-1.html

As to the recipe itself, looks like a solid 5 gallon IPA recipe; Amarillos are great for single-variety beers. A bit higher on the crystal than I'd prefer, but I like a dryer, west-coasty IPA.

Best of luck

 

[Cowbizzoy]

I would chop out a bit of that crystal (myself like half a pound) add more 2 row. ... And add a few amarillos at 60 min - at least if you are after a single hop beer. Maybe at 30 too then just keeeeep em coming.