Plan to brew this in a week or so. I'm not trying to make a "melt-your-face-off-with-hops" kind of IPA, just a classic, drinkable summer beer. My main question is: are there any real advantages to adding hops at 15, 10, 5 and 0 or could I just pack them into 10 and 0 with the same basic outcome? All feedback welcome, the recipe is far from solid!
6.5 gal boil
5.5 gal in fermenter
IBU: 56.7
Color: 7 SRM
OG: 1.062
FG: 1.016
Mash at 152 F for 60 min
Sparge with 170 F
Grains/Fermentables
9 lbs (4.08 kg) 2-Row Malt (2 °L)
1 lbs (0.45 kg) Crystal 30 (30 °L)
0.5 lbs (0.23 kg) White Wheat (2 °L)
Hops
1 oz (28.35 g) Nugget Pellet 13.9% AA (Boil - 60 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Cascade Pellet 6.6% AA (Boil - 15 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Cascade Pellet 6.6% AA (Boil - 10 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Citra Pellet 11% AA (Boil - 10 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Cascade Pellet 6.6% AA (Boil - 5 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Cascade Pellet 6.6% AA (Boil - 0 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Citra Pellet 11% AA (Boil - 0 mins)
0.5 oz (14.17 g) Citra Pellet 11% AA (Dry Hop, 7 days)
1 oz (28.35 g) Amarillo Pellet 8% AA (Dry Hop, 7 days)
Yeast
American Ale Yeast II (Wyeast 1272) (Liquid)
6.5 gal boil
5.5 gal in fermenter
IBU: 56.7
Color: 7 SRM
OG: 1.062
FG: 1.016
Mash at 152 F for 60 min
Sparge with 170 F
Grains/Fermentables
9 lbs (4.08 kg) 2-Row Malt (2 °L)
1 lbs (0.45 kg) Crystal 30 (30 °L)
0.5 lbs (0.23 kg) White Wheat (2 °L)
Hops
1 oz (28.35 g) Nugget Pellet 13.9% AA (Boil - 60 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Cascade Pellet 6.6% AA (Boil - 15 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Cascade Pellet 6.6% AA (Boil - 10 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Citra Pellet 11% AA (Boil - 10 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Cascade Pellet 6.6% AA (Boil - 5 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Cascade Pellet 6.6% AA (Boil - 0 mins)
0.25 oz (7.09 g) Citra Pellet 11% AA (Boil - 0 mins)
0.5 oz (14.17 g) Citra Pellet 11% AA (Dry Hop, 7 days)
1 oz (28.35 g) Amarillo Pellet 8% AA (Dry Hop, 7 days)
Yeast
American Ale Yeast II (Wyeast 1272) (Liquid)