Citra/Cascade Pale Ale Recipe Critique

[bluedog_Brewing]

I want to brew a Citra and Cascade pale ale this weekend and would like a bit of feedback on the recipe. I have a bag of marris otter and a bag of 2-row, so I can up with the following recipe:

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.01 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.76 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.75 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 5.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 38.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.4 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type
6 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 50.0%
5 lbs 6.4 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 45.0%
9.6 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 5.0 %
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 22.8IBUs
1.15 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining
0.60 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5.0IBUs
0.60 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 10.9 IBUs
1.15 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 5.0 mins) Other
0.75 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Aroma Steep 15.0 min 0.0 IBUs
0.75 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Aroma Steep 15.0 min Hop 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast
0.75 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 0.0 IBUs
0.75 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 0.0 IBUs
0.96 tsp Gelatin (Bottling 5.0 hours) Fining


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 20.20 qt of water at 163.5 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.40 gal water at 168.0 F


I am also considering using this grain bill, it is based on an clone recipe I got for Flying Dog's Citra IIPA

10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 81.6 %
1 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 8.2%
10.0 oz Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 5.1%
10.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.1 %

I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on these two options

Thanks

 

[tdexterc]

I just did a Citra-Wheat IPA and dry-hopped with both Citra and Cascade. For a 5 gallon batch I used about .5oz each for about 7 days. The only thing I would have changed about mine is the amount I dry-hopped with. I would have doubled or even tripled the amount of hops I dry-hopped with, but that was an IPA and I like a big up-front hop bouquet. If it were me, I would add more for the dry-hop but I suppose that's just a matter of personal preference. Otherwise, either of the grain bills look pretty tasty!

 

[bluedog_Brewing]

I am aiming for a pale ale with big aroma so I will probably increase the DH and maybe flameout additions.

Thanks for the feedback

 

[tdexterc]

Beer me