Kinda Pliny DIPA

I had a unplanned brew day on 2/11/14.  I have always wanted to make a Pliny the Elder clone but have never gotten around to it.  There are a few different version on the web.  I believe that vinnie the head brewer at Russian River has changed the recipe over the years and had given out the recipe as it evolves, so the home brew community has a few different version.  I have tried Pliny a couple of time but can't get it on a regular basis to do a side by side with, so I just put my own spin on the recipe and am calling it "kinda pliny DIPA"

OG 1.085
GF 1.014
IBU 154(calculated)
yeast 2packs US-05
7gl batch
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2-Row          19lb  90%
Carapils        1lb    4.8%
Corn Sugar   1lb  4.8
Acid Malt     just a handfull
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Hop shot        10ml      90min
Hop shot         5ml        30min

Amarillo          1oz        15min
Centennial       1oz        15min
Simco             1oz         15min

Amarillo          2oz        Flameout
Centennial       2oz        Flameout
Simco             2oz        Flameout

Amarillo          2oz        dry hop
Centennial       2oz        dry hop
Simco             2oz         dry hop


Again I deluded my carbon filtered water 50% with RO water and fly sparged.  I hit my numbers right on. The only thing was my mash temp went down to 147F-148F at the end on a 60 min mash.  I was shooting for 150F, but i'm not that worried about it.

This is my first beer Using hop shots. I am very curious on how it will turn out.  I had to do a right of passage before I could use the hop shots.

I didn't plan ahead so I used US05 for my yeast and used 2 re-hydrated packs
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2/24/14   today I did my first dry hop of one once each of Amarillo, Simco, Centennial.  I did not take a gravity reading due to laziness.  I do know from experience that the beer has hit its FG.  when the beer looked like fermentation was slowing down I raise the temp from 66F to 70F to help dry out the beer,  I haven't used US05 in a long time so i'm not sure what the FG will be.  I'm hoping for as close to 1.010 as I can get.

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3/1/14  I kegged the beer today.  the FG was 1.014.  not as low as I would have liked but I think you need a big active pitch of liquid yeast to get to 1.010.
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4/3/14  this beer has been on tap for a little while now.   The hop aroma faded really fast and the high FG gave the beer sweet taste that i'm not a fan on.  I'm chalking this beer up to being just ok.  Its not close to being a Pliny clone, the sweetness just gets in the way.