English IPA recipe critique

[kcinpdx]

I had a very fresh Mt Hood Brewing Ice Axe IPA last weekend and I was very impressed by it's balance. After some research and email conversations with the brewer (got to me within hours. Of course did not give me the exact recipe but was very helpful), it is a NW version of an English IPA. Here's the recipe I formulated:

Original Gravity: 1.061 (1.050 - 1.075)
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 (1.010 - 1.018)
Color: 11.21*SRM (6.0 - 14.0)
Alcohol: 5.97% (5.0% - 7.5%)
Bitterness: 53.3 (40.0 - 60.0)

Ingredients:
9.5*lb (81.9%) 2-Row Brewers Malt (Organic) - added during mash
.6*lb (5.2%) Munich 20L Malt - added during mash
.6*lb (5.2%) Crystal 15 - added during mash
.6*lb (5.2%) English Wheat Malt - added during mash
.3*lb (2.6%) Crystal Malt 60°L - added during mash
.25*oz (4.0%) Magnum (14.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60*m
1*oz (16.0%) Mt. Hood (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60*m
2*oz (32.0%) East Kent Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 20*m
3.0*oz (48.0%) Willamette (5.0%) - whirlpool).

Mash 156
Yeast - British Ale II

I realize most folks outside of Portland have never had ice Axe, but it is slightly ready, balanced, fruity hop profile. Any direction for an English IPA would be great.

 

[MapleGroveAleworks]

Recipe looks great. Mash temp looks high, any reason for choosing this number? A pound of crystal malt plus a 156 mash temp is a recipe for a fairly heavy mouthfeel beer in my opinion.

 

[kcinpdx]

Thanks for the feedback. When I spoke to the Brewer, they actually mash at 158. While it is full bodied, it seemed a tad high for me. Perhaps I'll drop the crystal 60 altogether.

 

[JKaranka]

The traditional stuff is pretty much pale malt only, maybe with some sugar or maize. Sounds like in the US it's darker and you don't dry hop it. In the UK these are dry hopped. As above, a pound of crystal malt is a lot. Maybe a quarter or half a pound. The grists are often extremely simple. Hops look good, but I'd move an oz of the Willamette to the dry hop. If you are casking, chuck the hops in a muslin in there.

 

[kcinpdx]

Sounds good. I'll drop to .25 crystal total and save some whirlpool hops for the dry hop