Red Rye - recipe feedback please

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Really liked some beers i was given recently from the states, the best of these was a red rye, here is my attempt at one, planning to brew this over the weekend so would appreciate any feedback thank might point me in the right direction!


Recipe Overview
Wort Volume Before Boil: 25.00 l
Wort Volume After Boil: 23.00 l
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.055 SG
Expected OG: 1.060 SG
Expected FG: 1.014 SG
Apparent Attenuation: 75.0 %
Expected ABV: 6.1 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 58.0 IBU
Expected Color (using Morey): 17.1 EBC
BU:GU ratio: 0.97
Boil Duration: 90.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 18 degC


Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
UK Pale Ale Malt 4.000 kg 62.5 % 5.4 In Mash/Steeped
UK Rye Malt 1.000 kg 12.5 % 1.0 In Mash/Steeped
German CaraRed 1.000 kg 12.5 % 6.2 In Mash/Steeped
US Rice Hulls 0.500 kg 6.3 % 0.0 In Mash/Steeped
UK Torrified Wheat 0.500 kg 6.3 % 0.4 In Mash/Steeped


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
UK Challenger 7.0 % 20 g 14.3 Loose Whole Hops90 Min From End
US Cascade 4.5 % 40 g 14.6 Loose Pellet Hops30 Min From End
US Cascade 4.5 % 35 g 8.3 Loose Pellet Hops15 Min From End
US Centennial 8.5 % 20 g 8.0 Loose Whole Hops15 Min From End
US Centennial 8.5 % 50 g 8.2 Loose Whole Hops 5 Min From End
US Cascade 4.5 % 50 g 4.7 Loose Pellet Hops5 Min From End
US Centennial 8.5 % 50 g 0.0 Loose Whole Hops At turn off
US Cascade 4.5 % 50 g 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops At turn off

Will dry hop in cask as well for good measure, not sure on amounts, but certainly whatever is left in open pack for a start!

Cheers
James
 
I'm terrible with grams and Kgs, but it looks ok to me if my metric is up to snuff!

Here's the Red Rye I'm going to do next week, for comparison:

9 lbs Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 67.5 %
1 lbs 10.1 oz Rye Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.2 %
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.5 %
13.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4 6.1 %
8.0 oz Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.7 %
6.4 oz Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 6 3.0 %

0.75 oz Magnum [11.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 27.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 19 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 16.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #S-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 11 -
3.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
 
Cheers, that looks good, tempted to add a bit more crystal, but don't wan to go too dark, guess there's only one way to find out! Good Luck with your brew!
 
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