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Thoughts on this? From what I can gather MG Steam Ale is 75% pilsner and 25% wheat malt, with Citra and Cascade and fermented with US-05. I'm adding a bit of Galaxy late, too.

Not sure about the OG and wondering whether I should mash at 66C or add a bit of light crystal to give it a bit of body.

No.74 Celle's Steam Ale
Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.042 SG
Estimated Color: 5.2 EBC
Estimated IBU: 27.9 IBUs
Estimated ABV: 4.5 %

Boil Time: 90 Minutes

3.00 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) ( Grain 1 75.0 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 Grain 2 25.0 %
10.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 6.8 IBUs
5.00 g Citra [11.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 6.9 IBUs
10.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 5 4.1 IBUs
10.00 g Citra [13.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 10.1 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 8 -
7.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
7.00 g Citra [13.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
7.00 g Galaxy [12.30 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs

Mash at 65.0C for 60 min. No sparge.

Hop additions adjusted for no-chill.

Crystal could only improve it IMHO

I'd throw some crystal in but then adjust the IBU a touch higher to compensate. MGSA could do with a bit more IBU from where I'm standing, anyway.

Version 2, with 200g light crystal and 2.4 IBUs extra.

Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 8.1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 30.3 IBUs
Estimated ABV: 4.7%
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

3.00 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) ( Grain 1 71.4 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 Grain 2 23.8 %
0.20 kg Crystal, Pale (Simpsons) (60.0 EBC) Grain 3 4.8 %
10.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 6.7 IBUs
5.00 g Citra [11.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 6.8 IBUs
12.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 4.9 IBUs
12.00 g Citra [13.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 12.0 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 8 -
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 9 -
7.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
7.00 g Citra [13.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
7.00 g Galaxy [12.30 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs

Mash at 65.0 C for 60 min