Critique my brew...

[pumahunter]

Attempting a raspberry pale ale...had a good look at a few good pale ale recipes, then attempted to brew my own using extract and grain...helpful criticism accepted!

Also, any opinions on when I should add the raspberries? I was thinking racking onto the 3lbs raspberries(frozen, sanitized in 120F water for 20min) after a week fermenting in primary...?

Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
3.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 46.8%
2.75 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 39%
6.05 lb Total

Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 30L 34 30 14.2%

Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
1.5 oz Perle Pellet 7.5 Boil 60 min 21.17
1 oz Chinook Pellet 11.2 Boil 45 min 19.34
1 oz Cascade Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 6.53
1 oz Cascade Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 2.63
0.5 oz Cascade Pellet 7 Dry Hop

 

[fishnwhistle]

I just kicked a raspberry cream ale. I split a 10 gallon batch into two carboys and let them both sit in primary for about 3 weeks. When I kegged one carboy I racked the other onto about 3 lbs of frozen raspberries I picked this year and let that ride in secondary until the gravity stabilized again, about a week. It turned out pretty good. Dry, tart, and refreshing.

 

[pumahunter]

Sounds delicious, thanks for the input!