100ibu Nz Ipa - Recipe Advice

[DiscoStu]

I'm think about having a go at a 100 IBU IPA using all NZ hops. This is what I've come up with, thoughts or comment ?

Recipe: 100 IBU NZ IIPA
Brewer: Stuart
Style: Imperial IPA
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 28.29 L
Estimated OG: 1.077 SG
Estimated Color: 27.0 EBC
Estimated IBU: 100.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.70 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (3.5 EBC) Grain 88.74 %
0.40 kg Crystal, Light (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 5.30 %
0.40 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (3.5 EBC) Grain 5.30 %
0.05 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (800.0 EBC) Grain 0.66 %
35.00 gm Southern Cross [14.80 %] (60 min) Hops 44.5 IBU
20.00 gm Pacific Gem [16.30 %] (40 min) Hops 24.6 IBU
20.00 gm Pacific Gem [16.30 %] (30 min) Hops 21.5 IBU
35.00 gm Pacific Gem [16.30 %] (5 min) Hops 9.8 IBU
35.00 gm D Saaz [5.80 %] (0 min) Hops -
2 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 7.55 kg
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Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 19.71 L of water at 71.2 C 65.0 C

 

[tdh]

Recipe and schedules look great.
I say go for it.

tdh

 

[Fourstar]

looks good to me! now... where is the dry hops?!

I'd be very tempted to get some NZ flowers for a big dryhop.

 

[DiscoStu]

I've got some D-Saaz flowers, how much 1g/L or more ?

 

[Fourstar]

I've got some D-Saaz flowers, how much 1g/L or more ?

50g, minimum! :icon_drool2:

 

[razz]

How many have you got Stu? For a big IPA I would dry hop the bejesus out of it.