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This is what I finally settled on as far as the recipe goes!

This is quite a tasty beer! It has plenty of citrus nose and flavor with just a hint of a bitter finish.
Picture is after an unintended aggressive pour.
As most homebrew goes, it get's better as it gets warmer, but this also picks up a fair amount of a roasted note
to the nose.

It's amazing the perception of IBU's and I'm wondering if it's just a thing with Beersmith.
This came in, by the program's estimation, at 85 IBU's and I find it hard to believe.
I've had other beer's with far less IBU's and they were quite a bit more bitter than this one.

SWMBO loves this and has asked for another batch, and she is not a hop head by any means!

Most of the time my additions are pretty much the same as this recipe, and these are some pretty strong hops.
Would type of hops have anything to do with it?

Any ideas on that?
Thanks BORG!


BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Brainstorm
Brewer: JohnEC&DeeCC
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0) Yum Yum!

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.72 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.72 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.059 SG
Estimated Color: 8.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 85.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
11 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 88.0 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.0 %
8.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 3 4.0 %
0.25 oz Nugget [13.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 4 13.7 IBUs
0.50 oz Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.70 %] - Boil 15.0 m Hop 5 11.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 11.0 IBUs
0.75 oz Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.70 %] - Boil 10.0 m Hop 7 12.7 IBUs
0.75 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 12.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.70 %] - Boil 7.0 mi Hop 9 12.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 10 11.9 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 11 -
1.30 oz Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.70 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.30 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Da Hop 13 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 15.63 qt of water at 168.2 F 152.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.95gal, 4.36gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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53 bottles June 2.

Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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Looks like a great recipe!
I've not used NS yet (but am doing an all Mosaic soon) and I think I only have 1 or 2 oz of NS laying around but for some reason, thought it was a much lower alpha than 12%. I looked at the pack and it's 12.3%. I was thinking of using the little I had for a dry hop but may get more to try as a late edition as well.

I love Nelson Sauvin - just in case I haven's said that enough yet

The grain bill is very similar to what I use for my NS Pale Ale (bittered with Magnum) so this sounds great.

I've had other beer's with far less IBU's and they were quite a bit more bitter than this one.

Remember that a lot of things affect IBU perception including the grain bill, whether they were FWH, 60-minute additions, hopstands or hop bursts like you did.
Also, both OG and FG are going to affect your tasting of the hops as well as the type of yeast so it's not just a straight IBU number that you have to take into account.

In any case, enjoy, it sounds yummy.