Comments/Suggestions for "Wounded Citra" IPA Recipe

[midlifecrisis]

A few months ago I brewed Ed Wort's Wounded Knee which turned out very very good but I want try making a variation incorporating some Citra hops as flavor and aroma additions and in the dry hop. To give a little more malt backbone I've included some Maris Otter (which will finish my stock) and I am upping the target OG from 1.055 to 1.064 to balance the extra hops. I am hoping to brew this next weekend but I wanted some feedback on the recipe. My calculations are from BeerAlchemy using 80% efficiency.

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Yeast Starter: 1.8 L
Batch Size: 6 gal
Target Original Gravity: 1.064
Target Gravity: 1.014
IBU: 69
Boiling Time: 60 min.
Color: 7.1

Wounded Citra IPA
7 lbs of CM 2-Row
5 lbs of Maris Otter
0.75 lbs of Crystal 20L
0.56 lbs of Flaked Barley
0.2 lbs of Rice Hulls

Mash 60 minutes at 154 F

0.75 oz of Amarillo (9.1%) at 60 min
0.75 oz of Simcoe (12.2%) at 45 min
0.6 oz of Cascade (5.7%) at 30 min
0.6 oz of Cascade (5.7%) at 20 min
0.6 oz of Simcoe (12.2%) at 10 min
0.6 oz of Amarillo (9.1%) at 5 min
0.6 oz of Citra (11.1%) at 1 min

1 Whirlfloc at 10 min of

Ferment at 64 F 2-3 weeks. Then rack to secondary to dryhop.

0.75 oz of Amarillo (9.1%) Dry hop (1 week)
0.75 oz of Simcoe (12.2%) Dry hop (1 week)
0.75 oz of Citra (11.1%) Dry hop (1 week)

 

[Steelers77]

How did this turn out?

 

[midlifecrisis]

This beer turned out fantastic! I've tried many IPA recipes and dry hopped every one but none have had the wonderful nose that this combination of hops gives. I'm glad I have enough of these hops in the freezer to make this again!

I may try a Rye IPA with this hop bill. Really really nice combination of hops and the late addition and dry hop with citra adds a nice extra touch to the aroma hops combination with simcoe and amarillo.

I will definitely brew this again!