Cane and Ebel Clone

I have been wanting to brew this beer for a while now. I found the recipe on HomeBrewTalk.com (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/cane-ebel-clone-help-212740/) and I like the original beer a lot so I figured it was worth a shot.

Recipe:

• 9.5 lb 2-row
• 1.5 lb Rye Malt
• 1 lb Crystal 10
• 0.5 lb Aromatic
• 0.5 lb Crystal Rye
• 0.5 lb Munich
• 2 oz Roasted Barley
• 1 lb Thai Palm Sugar @ 75 min
• 0.25 oz Warrior 13.7% @ 60 min
• 0.25 oz Columbus 14 % @ 60 min
• 0.5 oz Warrior 13.7% @ 30 min
• 0.5 oz Columbus 14% @ 25 min
• 0.5 oz Simcoe 13% @ 20 min
• 0.5 tsp Irish Moss @ 15 min
• 0.5 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Wyeast) @ 10 min
• 10 drops FermcapS before boil
• 2 packets of Wyeast 1332 Northwest Ale in a 1.5L starter

• OG: 1071 (7.2% ABV est)
• 64.9 IBU
• 13.7 SRM 

Mashed at 153 F for 60 minutes, I was planning for 154 but was a bit low. Everything else went smoothly except for a few uninvited yellow jackets. Both yeast packets had inadvertently been left out at room temperature for a couple days at different times so that is the reason for the large over-pitch. The starter appeared to get going though so I think it will be ok.

1st Runnings: 2.5 gallons 21.7%

Sparge 1: 4.75 gallons 16.2%

Sparge 2 (pre-boil): 6.75 gallons 14%

Efficiency was ~75%, 75 minute boil and chilled it down before pouring it into the fermenter and pitching the yeast. 18.7%, 1074 OG. Fermenting at 12.5 C (54.5 F) on the temperature controller