Floridian King - Summer time IPA

[galbzilla]

Hey guys,

I'm relatively new to home brewing (coming up on a year soon) and I'm an extract brewer that steeps specialty grains before my boil. This is the first time I'm posting a recipe on here--and I'm a little reluctant for fear of someone stealing my awesome recipe! I don't have any experience using Warrior or Citra hops and I would like some feedback. I chose them because I got a little creative and liked their descriptions.

Anyways, I wanted a beer that had a clean, crisp bitterness, a citrus-sweet flavor and a huge floral/citrus aroma. I also want a light body with high alcohol content for ease of drinking/getting wild. Here's the recipe:

Note: All alphas are assumed and timing will be changed to hit an IBU value of 70.

5 gallon batch.
Pre-boil water volume: 2.5 gallons.

Steep for 30 ~ 45 minutes @ 165 degrees
8 oz Crystal Malt
8 oz Honey Malt
8 oz Maris Otter

Begin boiling

1 lb Candi Sugar, clear @ 60 minutes
1 lb Table sugar (sucrose) @ 60 minutes
1 oz Warrior [15% alpha] @ 60 minutes
4 lb Extra Light Dry Extract @ 55 minutes
1 oz Citra [12% alpha] @ 30 minutes
1 oz Citra [12% alpha] @ 20 minutes
1 Whirlfloc @ 15 minutes
1 oz Citra [12% alpha] @ 10 minutes
1 oz Amarillo Gold [8.5% alpha]@ 7 minutes
0.75 oz Sweet Orange Peel @ 5 minutes

Yeast -- Wyeast American Ale II.
I'm going to be fermenting at a ridiculously hot temperature around (78 the hottest, 73 the lowest), so I chose a yeast that gives off fruity flavors at these temperatures. I've used this yeast at these temperatures before with an IPA and had pretty delicious results.

--Rack to secondary @ 14 days. --
4 oz Amarillo Gold for 21 days.

Est. original gravity: 1.059
Est. final gravity: 1.007
75.7 IBU (Will be adjusted to 70)
5.0 SRM
6.9% ABV

Comments are greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[passedpawn]

Late amarillo hops and 4 oz of Amarillo dryhop will give you a very strong pink grapefruit flavor and aroma. I'm not a fan, but many are. I just made an IPA this way; next time I'm doing a mix of different hops. I see a lot of simple sugars there... you will definitely end up with a light beer.

Orange peel in an IPA is unorthodox, but if that's the flavor you are going for then go for it. Citra (from what I've heard), Centennial, and lots of other hops can give a very citrusy flavor without the actual fruit, especially when added very late in the boil.

Regarding someone stealing your recipe: so what? That's why you are posting it here, right? I would be flattered if someone used my recipe.