Imperial IPA recipe critique

[RitsiGators]

Yosemite Valley Imperial IPA (Imperial IPA)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.089 (°P): 21.3
Colour (SRM): 10.8 (EBC): 21.3
Bitterness (IBU): 68.4 (Tinseth)

68.57% Pale Malt (12 lbs)
11.43% Cane Sugar (2 lbs)
11.43% Vienna (2lbs)
8.57% Crystal 40 (1.5 lbs)

.4 oz Chinook (10% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
.4 oz Columbus (14.7% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
.4 oz Chinook (10% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil)
.4 oz Columbus (14.7% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil)
.4 oz Cascade (5.4% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
.4 oz Chinook (10% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
.4 oz Columbus (14.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
.8 oz Cascade (5.4% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
.8 oz Chinook (10% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
1.5 Cascade (5.4% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)
1.5 Chinook (10% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)


Single step Infusion at 151°F for 80 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 68°F with Safale US-05


Recipe Generated with BrewMate

 

[RitsiGators]

I was also thinking about doing an all Chinook hop bill to make it similar to a Stone Arrogant Bastard.

I currently have an IPA in Primary that I am going to use as a starter for this and was wondering if that was necessary or if I should just get another packet of yeast.

 

[StarCityBrewMaster]

The hop schedule looks nice, hops will definitely show through! The cane sugar will make this beer turn out very dry which may be exactly what your looking for. All in all looks like a good recipe.

 

[devilishprune]

If you want a dry IPA (evidenced by the cane sugar) then I would lower or eliminate your cystal. I put 12 oz in an IPA with a lot of hops in it and I am definitely going to lower it to 4-8 oz next time. Just a thought.

 

[RitsiGators]

Ok, so how is this for a revised schedule for the grains...

13 lbs Pale Malt (74.29%)
2.0 lbs Munich II (11.43%)
1.5 lbs Cane Sugar (8.57%)
0.5 lbs Crystal 40 (2.86%)
0.5 lbs Carapils (dextrine) (2.86%)

And then for the hop schedule how about first wort hopping instead of the 60 minute addition.