Bisco_Ben
Well-Known Member
So my cat Rickey is the absolute man. I could not have asked for a better cat, this dude seriously rocks :rockin:. But unfortunately he is getting older and his health seems to be declining so I want to design a recipe in his honor. He is an orange and white cat and has always had somewhat of a smokey smell to him (his previous owner actually named him smokey before we got him). So I have decided to make a rye IPA and want to add an element of smoke to this beer but keep it VERY subtle. I feel that chinook hops have somewhat of a smokey character to them so I decided to use them in the recipe. I am going to add a small amount of smoked malt but am sort of clueless on how much to use. Here is what I have put together so far. Any recipe critique would be greatly appreciated.
Rickey's Rye IPA:
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Est Original Gravity: 1.069 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.4 %
Bitterness: 61.9 IBUs
Est Color: 7.9 SRM
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 68.4 %
2 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 2 13.7 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.8 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.4 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.4 %
2.0 oz Smoked Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 6 0.9 %
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 39.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 22.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Aroma Steep 30.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
8.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 10 3.4 %
2.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
Rickey's Rye IPA:
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Est Original Gravity: 1.069 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.4 %
Bitterness: 61.9 IBUs
Est Color: 7.9 SRM
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 68.4 %
2 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 2 13.7 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.8 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.4 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.4 %
2.0 oz Smoked Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 6 0.9 %
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 39.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 22.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Aroma Steep 30.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
8.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 10 3.4 %
2.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs