First IPA - Recipe Critique

[Dinklefwat]

I'm soon going to try my first IPA. Here's the recipe from BeerAlchemy. Any ideas or suggestions? Is the 90-min boil OK? Thanks!


Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines
14B-India Pale Ale(IPA)-American IPA

Minimum OG: 1.056 SG Maximum OG: 1.075 SG
Minimum FG: 1.010 SG Maximum FG: 1.018 SG
Minimum IBU: 40 IBU Maximum IBU: 70 IBU
Minimum Color: 6.0 SRM Maximum Color: 15.0 SRM


Recipe Overview
Wort Volume Before Boil: 3.00 US gals Wort Volume After Boil: 1.50 US gals
Volume Transferred: 1.50 US gals Water Added To Fermenter: 3.50 US gals
Volume At Pitching: 5.00 US gals Volume Of Finished Beer: 4.50 US gals
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.004 SG Expected OG: 1.066 SG
Expected FG: 1.016 SG Apparent Attenuation: 75.0 %
Expected ABV: 6.6 % Expected ABW: 5.2 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 68.0 IBU Expected Color (using Morey): 7.8 SRM
BU:GU ratio: 1.04 Approx Color:
Mash Efficiency: 30.0 %
Boil Duration: 90.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 64 degF


Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
US Caramel 40L Malt 1lb 0oz 10.3 % 8.0 In Mash/Steeped
US Caramel Vienne 20L Malt 4.00 oz 2.6 % 1.0 In Mash/Steeped
Extra Pale Liquid Malt Extract 4lb 8oz 46.2 % 1.2 Start Of Boil
Extra Pale Liquid Malt Extract 4lb 0oz 41.0 % 1.0 End Of Boil


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
US Chinook 10.5 % 0.50 oz 19.5 Loose Pellet Hops All Of Boil
US Simcoe 13.0 % 0.50 oz 23.4 Loose Pellet Hops 70 Min From End
US Amarillo 5.0 % 0.50 oz 8.2 Loose Pellet Hops 50 Min From End
US Cluster 7.5 % 0.50 oz 10.0 Loose Pellet Hops 30 Min From End
US Amarillo 5.0 % 0.50 oz 4.3 Loose Pellet Hops 15 Min From End
US Cluster 7.5 % 0.50 oz 2.6 Loose Pellet Hops 5 Min From End
US Simcoe 13.0 % 0.50 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
US Chinook 10.5 % 0.50 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped

 

[cvstrat]

I'm guessing you could simplify the hop schedule a good bit. You might also like more dry hops for added aroma.

 

[Dinklefwat]

Thanks - I'll move the 5 min hops to the dry-hopping.