Pine / Resin Pale Ale - Too much on the dry hops?

[jcp]

Howdy, gang. I'm experimenting with a recipe for a pine-y / resin-y Pale Ale, like a turned-down Sixpoint Resin. I've got the following put together, but I'm wondering if I'll end up with the equivalent of a pine cone jammed into my mouth.

Is there anything that I can change which would get me a reasonably balance pale ale without feeling like I'm getting orally violated by a christmas tree?

Recipe: Pine Cone Pale Ale
Brewer: Me
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.52 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 10.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 74.8 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 86.0 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 6.5 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.5 %
2.0 oz Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.1 %
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 25.2 IBUs
1.00 oz Ahtanum [4.60 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 9.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Ahtanum [4.60 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 3.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg West Coast IPA (Wyeast #1217-PC) Yeast 8 -
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [16.30 %] - Dry Hop Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs 10.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 3.63 gal of water at 163.7 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 4.53 gal water at 168.0 F

 

[eltorrente]

Chinook is probably the best for that "pine cone" effect. 2 oz dryhops isn't very much, actually.

I usually dryhop with 3oz for Pale Ales, 4oz for IPA's, and 5-6oz for 2xIPA's.

 

[jcp]

Nice. Thank you for the good feels, man.

My Simcoe hops are kinda old and have been in the fridge for a bit. I was going to dump them into this, for the hell of it -- if I crack the package open and they don't smell like moldy foot-cheese, I'm guessing I'll be good?

Lastly, all the reading I've done indicates that Simcoe can get kind of cat-pissy, but only when used as a bittering hope. Can anyone else weigh in?