90 min IPA Recipe Critique

[NFryan]

Any suggestion/ criticisms would be greatly appreciated ! Thanks


Batch Size (fermenter): 10.00 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.8 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name
22 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
4 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)
1 lbs Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - First Wort 90.0 min
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - First Wort 90.0 min
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days
2.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days
2.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days

 

[SleepyCreekBrews]

I'm curious what you're shooting for as far as IBUs . Looks like over 100

 

[jerbrew]

I would take everything at 30 minutes and move it down to your 5 minute or even 10 minute addition. Get rid of the 60 addition as well. If you're looking for some more IBU then add a little more at FWH. as for the varieties and amounts there are too many names there for me to concentrate on but i'm sure it will be good.

 

[NFryan]

Thanks for the input. I made one similar to this before but with crystal 60 and Munich. Came it pretty damn good. Around 105 ibu's I think. Wanted to try it with Vienna and see how it comes out. I may just drop the boil to 60 minutes and move all hop additions from around 30 down to 15-0. I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[SleepyCreekBrews]

Around 105 ibu's I think.

Ya, I can see that, you have a lot of hops boiling for a long time.

I may just drop the boil to 60 minutes and move all hop additions from around 30 down to 15-0. I'll let you know how it turns out.

I think you may and up with a better beer using this approach. I think it was Mistress Yooper that once said, " the way to hop an IPA is firm bittering at the beginning of the boil, and then wait until late in the boil for your flavor and aroma additions". Words from the wise.