Opinions on my pale ale recipe with Saaz

[sgrzebieta]

Hi

I love Saaz but I've only brewed lagers with it, so has any one out there brewed a pale ale with Saaz, would it turn out of?

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 21.00 l
Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 29.8 IBUs
Est Color: 8.8 EBC

Ingredients
3.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) 66.7 %
1.00 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine 22.2 %
0.50 kg Munich Malt 11.1 %
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 40.0 min
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min
0.28 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins)
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 10.0
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)

 

[CadillacAndy]

Hi

I love Saaz but I've only brewed lagers with it, so has any one out there brewed a pale ale with Saaz, would it turn out of?

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 21.00 l
Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 29.8 IBUs
Est Color: 8.8 EBC

Ingredients
3.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) 66.7 %
1.00 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine 22.2 %
0.50 kg Munich Malt 11.1 %
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 40.0 min
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min
0.28 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins)
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 10.0
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)

I'd probably change the hops to:
20g at 60
20g at 15
20g at 5
20g at flameout

Get more flavor and aroma in there. Just make sure the IBUs are high enough to keep things balanced.