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troglodytes

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I've got several pounds of random hops sitting in my freezer and wanted to attempt an APA that has a moderate hoppiness with a cohesive flavor profile, but uses an odd hop pairing. Below is the recipe I was think about doing, please critique the hop choices/timing if you've experienced poor results with something similar or if anything looks amiss. Thanks.

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP-007
Yeast Starter: Yes
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: 2L
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.055
Final Gravity: 1.014
IBU: 41
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Color: 5.1 SRM

1.25# Canadian 2-Row
5# Belgian Pilsner
3.3# Maris Otter
.7# Patagonia 15L

.4 oz Sorachi Ace @ 60 min
.5 oz Centennial @ 30 min
1 oz Centennial @ FO (whirlpool)
1 oz Willamette @ FO (whirlpool)
1 oz Centennial Dry Hop 4 Days
.5 oz Sorachi Ace Dry Hop 4 Days
.5 oz Willamette Dry Hop 4 Days

I have the following hops in store, so if you have a better suggestion for combinations hit me up with them:

1# Sorachi Ace
1# Centennial
1# Cascade
1# Jarrylo
1# Warrior
2 oz Willamette
2 oz Mittlefruh
3 oz Chinook (old & stored poorly)
2 oz Styrian Goldings
 
That's really 41 IBU? It looks like less (I guess it depends what % utilization you are expecting from the hopstand)

Hop schedule sounds sensible for the types of hops they are. Surprised you're leaving yourself 0.5oz Willamette at the end, I'd just use it up.
 
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