First crack at an IPA.

[RJjtown]

Hi there, I am around 4 months into home brewing and I was getting ready to try my first IPA using my own recipe. It is a one gallon batch using biab method.
Here is what I have:
29 ounces of Rahr 2 row
8 ounces Vienna malt
8 ounces caramel 40l
1/2 ounce carapils

Hops: Amarillo 6 grams @45 min
Cascade 6 grams @15 min and 6 grams @5 min. 1/4 whirlfloc tablet at 5 min
Amarillo 6 grams at flame out 10 min hop stand
Casacade 8 grams dry hop

Yeast: @4 grams US-05

Just checking if this all looks fairly reasonable and hoping nothing looks way off to the more experienced brewers. Thanks!

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Did you run this through recipe software (for example, Brewers Friend) to see how it compares to IPA style guidelines?

On a percentage basis, I'm seeing roughly 65% base malt, 15% Vienna & 15% crystal. For a first attempt at an IPA, I would anticipate those percentages to be closer to 90% base malt, 10% Vienna or Crystal.

My estimated OG is around 80 which is in the double-IPA range (nothing wrong with that). I would suggest double-checking the IBU estimates to make sure that there's enough bitterness to balance out the higher OG.

4 g US-05 looks OK to me

 

[Jag75]

That seems like a lot of crystal to me. I use 1# in my IPA (5g batch). I personally would use the cascade as the bittering hop. Imo its more of a dual hop then Amarillo. Amarillo is one of my favorite hops and its wonderful later in the process.

My grainbill breakdown is roughly
78% 2row
18% Munich
4% crystal

 

[RJjtown]

Did you run this through recipe software (for example, Brewers Friend) to see how it compares to IPA style guidelines?

On a percentage basis, I'm seeing roughly 65% base malt, 15% Vienna & 15% crystal. For a first attempt at an IPA, I would anticipate those percentages to be closer to 90% base malt, 10% Vienna or Crystal.

My estimated OG is around 80 which is in the double-IPA range (nothing wrong with that). I would suggest double-checking the IBU estimates to make sure that there's enough bitterness to balance out the higher OG.

4 g US-05 looks OK to me

Thanks, I appreciate the input.

 

[RJjtown]

That seems like a lot of crystal to me. I use 1# in my IPA (5g batch). I personally would use the cascade as the bittering hop. Imo its more of a dual hop then Amarillo. Amarillo is one of my favorite hops and its wonderful later in the process.

My grainbill breakdown is roughly
78% 2row
18% Munich
4% crystal

Thanks for the advice. I probably will tweak the grain numbers a little and maybe work the hops differently too.