Opinions on first recipe??

[rogoman]

Hey, made my first recipe for my next brew. Was hoping for a few people to look it over and see what you think?


Boil Size: 6.48 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Est Original Gravity: 1.080 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.019 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.1 %
Bitterness: 93.4 IBUs
Est Color: 10.4 SRM
Primary for 10 days
SEcondary for 14 days




Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 5.0 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.0 %
9 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 3 90.0 %
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 29.3 IBUs
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 5 20.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 6 17.5 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 7 14.6 IBUs
0.75 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 6.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 5.8 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast 10 -
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs

 

[brettwasbtd]

I am a big proponent of using a single bittering charge at 60 (adjust for IBUs) and then saving flavor hops til about 20-15 min range. I think you should consider dropping the simcoe til more at the end of the boil. Also I have recently been adding a lot of flavor hops at flame out and then slowly stirring the wort for about 10 minutes to create a whirlpool prior to chilling. This really brings out that hoppy flavor.

This is a quite a high OG, imperial IPA i assume? Make sure you have a lot of healthy yeast and make a starter

 

[Yuri_Rage]

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