Simcoe Pale Ale - recipe advice

[DoctorBob]

I plan to brew this on Saturday :party: ...any advice / anyone done similar?

Batch Size (fermenter): 44.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.047 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 27.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9.00 kg Pale Malt (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.0 %
0.50 kg Wheat Malt (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.0 %
0.50 kg Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.0 %
30.00 g Simcoe [13.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 20.6 IBUs
20.00 g Simcoe (0 mins) [13.10 %] - Boil 15.0 mi Hop 6 6.8 IBUs
40.00 g Simcoe (day 2) [13.10 %] - Aroma Steep 6 Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 8 -
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 5 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 10.01 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 26.00 l of water at 70.4 C 64.0 C 90 min
Mash out Error: Infusion temperature above boili 76.0 C 10 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 18.79 l water at 75.6 C
Notes:
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I "no chill cube" so 15 min and flame out hop additions become, flame out, then dry hop to fermenter to account for extended time at temps where isomerisation can occur.


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[Dunfie]

This hobby is all about personal preferences so there is never going to be a right or wrong. A couple of things to consider from an opinionated brewer.

The ibu appears to be a little light for the gravity so you might find it a little sweet. My own rule of thumb for a bitter is to try and achieve a IBU number that is roughly 75% of your intended Original Gravity. So I would be aiming for an IBU of around 35-36. If I am brewing an APA I would go a bit higher than that - for example my SNPA clone had an IBU that was 110% of OG (OG 50, IBU 55).

I would also be tempted to throw in some aroma hops at the end of boil before you transfer to the fermenter to get a bit more in there.

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[thejesmonddingo]

Depends on what you like,I like my pale ales to be about 5% and around 45 ibu,I'm drinking one with Amarillo and Cascade at the moment,and it's lovely,I've got a Bluebird clone that I got a bit carried away with,which is 5% (I know,I know),and the ibu is only 34,and it feels too malty and distinctly under hopped,when drunk back to back with the original.I think you'll have a nice easy drinking pale ale,but it won't show the Simcoe at its best IMHO.
Ian