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Trying my hand at my first session beer. What do you think of the recipe below for a 10 gallon batch

80% golden promise
15% munich
5% caramel 60

1 oz target 45 mins
1 oz EKG 15 mins
1 oz EKG and first gold 10 mins
1 oz EKG and first gold at flameout

West Yorkshire yeast at 65 degrees

30 ibu's and abv of 4.5

If you are talking ESB, I would bump your OG to 1.050 (at least) and increase your IBUs to around 40. That will help differentiate it from a special bitter. But if you are looking for a tasty session beer then by all means it looks great! Let us know what you decide to go with. Session beers are fun to tinker with.

I'd split the C60 into 2/3 of it as British C40 and the other 1/3 British C90

I am actually shooting for a British style session beer. For bjcp I am logging it under the premium bitter category if I submit for judging. Any feedback on the hops schedule and use of EKG and first gold together?

Ok I am going to brew this in a week or so. The recipe has been tweaked a little bit. I am using delta instead of first gold. Most of my bittering will come from target but I am think about doubling my flameout hops (1 oz EKG and 1oz delta). I am planning on whirlpooling hot for about 20 mins before chilling.Given the hop schedule in my first post will this make the beer too far out of style?

I'd say move back your first addition to 60 minutes to crank up the IBUs a bit, or tone it down and call it a best bitter.

I forgot to mention, I've found that with the british styles, the ideal temp is closer to 68f. I know that's only a few degrees different, but the flavor will have more of that unique, estery quality that british beers are known for. Even dropping 3 degrees can make it a cleaner flavor than you're looking for, which makes it a dull, two-dimensional beer.

Hope that helps