Pale Saaz recipe?

[CChamplin]

Not sure if this is the right place for this. If not, Sorry. So, recently I found a super deal on a 50lb bag of Breiss 2 row pale malt. At the same time I found a 1lb bag of Czech Saaz 2.4AA hops. I was thinking about trying a SMaSH with the two, but I've got .5lb of Crystal 60L laying around too.
Was thinking about something like this:

9.5lbs Pale malt
.5 Crystal 60L

1oz Saaz @ 60min
.5oz Saaz @ 15min
1oz Saaz @ 5min

Danstar Nottingham yeast.

What do you guys think? Any input would be appreciated as I have very little experience with Saaz Hops.

 

[giraffe]

You probably have had saaz hops if youve ever had any czech lagers, or many other continental pale lagers. It is the spicier noble hop, it has a particular taste.

Id hop with a little more aroma, and adjust your water with calcium chloride over gypsum, they can give a lovely soft hop flavor, (if they arent very old. Then they taste of cheese.)

If you got alot, they are excellent in a cream ale, or similar.

 

[b-radbrew]

My first recipe I came up with is my house ale now. I'm on version 6 right now because I keep making little changes with each time I brew it but I really like the way Saaz plays its role in this beer. I use 2 row, munich and a little c-10. I agree with giraffe that you need to bump that 15 min addition up, they do have a soft flavor. I just brewed about 2 weeks ago and I went with 1 oz 40 min, 2 oz at flameout and then I'll dryhop with either 1 or 2 oz (those are no-chill adjustments).

 

[JKaranka]

I'm in London this weekend so I don't have my notes. I adjusted a PA recipe from SUABP and the grist was 80% pale malt and 20% flaked maize to 1.055. Addition of EKG at 60m, Saaz at 20m up to about 50 IBU. Dry hopped with a blend of Saaz and EKG for about 2-3oz. Made a great summer beer and we drunk the five gallons in two BBQs last summer.

The Saaz was spicy but it also had a very parfumey / floral aroma in the dry hop. A bit like posh French hand soap or something similar.

 

[CChamplin]

Thanks for the input guys. I tweaked my recipe quite a bit. Going to go with two ounces at 60 mins, and one ounce at 15 and 5 mins. Also adjusting my water. I'll let you all know how it turns out.