That being said, did anyone continue to work on this recipe and feel that they got it dialed?
I am totally happy with my recipe for Nelson, it is delicious:
Brew Method: BIAB
Style Name: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.056
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.066
Final Gravity: 1.017
ABV (standard): 6.51%
IBU (tinseth): 98.61
SRM (morey): 5.42
FERMENTABLES:
12 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (72.7%)
1.5 lb - American - Rye (9.1%)
1.25 lb - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (7.6%)
1 lb - Flaked Rye (6.1%)
0.5 lb - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (3%)
0.25 lb - German - Acidulated Malt (1.5%)
HOPS:
0.66 oz - Southern Cross, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 26.99
1.25 oz - Nelson Sauvin, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 10.19
0.75 oz - Southern Cross, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 6.11
2.25 oz - Nelson Sauvin, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Whirlpool for 0 min at 180 °F, IBU: 38.3
1 oz - Southern Cross, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Whirlpool for 0 min at 180 °F, IBU: 17.02
3.5 oz - Nelson Sauvin, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
2 oz - Southern Cross, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Sparge, Temp: 154 F, Time: 90 min, Amount: 6 gal
YEAST:
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Starter: No
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (avg): 75%
Flocculation: Med-Low
Optimum Temp: 60 - 72 F
Fermentation Temp: 68 F
Pitch Rate: 0.35 (M cells / ml / deg P)