First Crack at an IPA

[GDoucet]

This is my first attempt at an IPA. I’ve always been a bit reluctant to try an IPA because I can be really picky on what I like. I love the hop flavour and aroma but at times, not so much the bitterness. I had one of Brewdog’s Punk IPA a while back and really liked it so I tried to find a clone recipe. Found one but 3 of the 4 hops aren’t available from local shops so I did my best at the hop substitutions. In the end, it’s really different from the original recipe so I guess I’m just going for a decent IPA for now. I really have no idea what I’m doing here to be honest so I was hoping you guys could give me some feedback on the recipe. Doing a partial mash BIAB.

OG 1.058
FG 1.015
44.1 IBU

5 lbs Maris Otter
0.5 lbs Carapils
4 lbs Light Liquid Malt Extract

Nugget (13AA%) 0.4oz @ 60 min.
Simcoe (12.2AA%) 0.4oz @ 30 min.
Cascade (5.5AA%) 0.4oz @ 15 min.
Citra (11AA%) 0.5oz @ 5 min.
Cascade (5.5AA%) 0.7oz @ 1 min.
Citra (11AA%) 0.3oz @ 1 min.
Simcoe (12.2AA%) 0.5oz @ 1 min.
Cascade (5.5AA%) 0.7oz dry Hop
Citra (11AA%) 1oz dry hop
Simcoe (12.2AA%) 1.75oz dry hop

Mash Efficiency 75% (60min) @ 152 F
Yeast: Safale US-05

I might be over my head with the hop schedule but again just trying to follow someone else’s recipe to start out with. Once I have this in the keg, I'll try something simpler to get a better feel for what I'm doing.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

[BBrianBoogie]

Looks good to me.

[gm-]

Just kidding, looks pretty good to me, but I would normally like my IPAs stronger and hoppier

[mr x]

Looks good to me.

[GillettBreweryCnslt]

What were the 3 hops you couldn't find?

[mr x]

From BD:


ABV:
5.6%
OG:
1053
IBU's:
45
Malts:
Marris Otter Extra Pale Malt
Hops:
Chinook, Simcoe, Ahtanum, Nelson Sauvin
Twist:
Hopped with bucket loads of our favourite hops

[GillettBreweryCnslt]

Yeah, I have chinook and simcoe, but not in enough quantity to have on the website. Next time send me a msg anyway, I have lots that doesn't make it to the website.

I was in Brewdog a couple of months ago and man I thought the Punk IPA was good, but the Tokyo RIS was amazing! at $25 a bottle it should've been too.

[GDoucet]

The three hops I couldn't find were Simcoe, Ahtanum and Nelson Sauvin. I thought about contacting you to see if you could get them in but I need to get this beer started this weekend otherwise I won't get a chance for close to a month. So in the end I just made the substitutions. Next time, I'll try and plan ahead a bit more. Are you able to get in specialty hops like these?

My exposure to IPA'a has been quite limited so far but I have had some at the H&T that I have really liked. But on the flip side, I've had some others that were a bit to bitter for me or maybe they were not well balanced with the malt....then again I might be talking out of my ass here and I'm just a panzy when it comes to hoppy beers.