Imperial IPA Recipe - Looking for Feedback

[bcarroll]

I'm looking to brew an imperial IPA. What do you think of this recipe.

4lbs Breiss Pilsen Light DME
0.5lb Crystal 80L
0.5lb Dextrose

60min - 1.0oz Centennial (10.0% AA)
60min - 1.0oz Amarillo (7.0% AA)
30min - 1.0oz Centennial (10.0% AA)
30min - 1.0oz Amarillo (7.0% AA)
10min - 1.0oz Cascade (5.5% AA)
10min - 1.0oz Citra (11.0% AA)
1 min - 1.0oz Nelson Sauvin (12.0% AA)
1 min - 1.0oz Citra (11.0% AA)

0min - 5lbs Breiss Pilsen Light DME

Dry Hop (7-10 days) - 1.0oz Nelson Sauvin (12.0% AA)
Dry Hop (7-10 days) - 1.0oz Citra (11.0% AA)

Anticpated:
O.G. = 1.087
F.G. = 1.023
8deg SRM
115 IBU

Thoughts?

 

[Dirty]

DME dissolves in cold water easier than hot. It clumps up and is a PITA but not a huge deal. Id add it with 5-10 min left to get the clumps out and mixed well. Other than that watch out for the extra boil over. Hop schedule looks good to me let me know how it turns out.

Rock Chalk


Chris

 

[bcarroll]

Good idea. I will definitely do this. So late in the boil, it shouldn't have too much of an impact on the bitterness. Maybe knock it down to 110 IBUs or so.

Any suggestion on what yeast to use? With an O.G. of 1.087, I'm worried that the Wyeast American Ale yeast (what I would normally use for an IPA) might not be up for the challenge.