HopZilla Pale Ale... thoughts please?

[powerfreak]

Looking to break in my new mill and started playing around in BeerSmith.

Came up with the following and would like some thoughts before I brew it up. :rockin:

Thanks!

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.00 gal - ish
Brewer: SeanZilla
Boil Size: 6.0 gal - ish
Boil Time: 90 min

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 80.00 %
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 8.00 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 6.00 %
12.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6.00 %
2.00 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (60 min) Hops 23.6 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [11.50 %] (30 min) Hops 25.8 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (15 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
1.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (15 min) Hops 11.7 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale

Est Original Gravity: 1.067 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG (aka don't know yet )
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.51 %
Estimated Bitterness: 67.4 IBU

 

[dmcoates]

Looks good to me.

I personaly never use Cara-Pils. I use a lb of Crystal Malt and mash ~155-156. That gives me all the body and head retention that i want.

 

[powerfreak]

Yeah, I know Cara-Pils is hit or miss with some. I wasn't thinking when I went to the HBS and had all the specialty grains added to the same bag, so it's slightly difficult to separate. DOH! LOL.

Thanks for the feedback!

 

[powerfreak]

Cracked the first bottle today. I actually dry hopped with 1 oz of Citra instead of 2 oz of Cascade and also had no 60 minute addition, moved the Cascade to 30 with the Chinook. I couldn't be happier with this beer. Tropical notes on the nose from the Citra, delicious hop bitterness, variety of flavors citrus, tropical, fruity, herbal. Hoppy, but clean.

Just leaving a delicious taste in my mouth. Wicked happy. PROST!