Two months ago, I decided to experiment with brown rice syrup, after reading everyone's positive oppinions on it. An IPA wasn't the best choice for my first trial of BRS, but I had nothing but dark, mildly hopped beers on tap and I needed to fill the void.
3 Gallon Batch
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.015
1.25 lb Sorghum Dry Extract
3.00 lb Brown Rice Syrup
0.25 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (60 min)
0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.60 %] (60 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min)
0.20 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (15 min)
0.20 oz Amarillo Gold [8.60 %] (15 min)
0.20 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (5 min)
0.20 oz Amarillo Gold [8.60 %] (5 min)
Overall, I'd say the recipe turned out like I expected, which is both good and bad. It tastes like grapefruit and pineapple juice, which is what I was trying to emphasize. My girlfriend has been GF for 10 years, so I wanted to showcase hops. The beer has zero body and no head, but I BRS was over 70% of my fermentables. I definitely want to try BRS at a much smaller percentage.
3 Gallon Batch
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.015
1.25 lb Sorghum Dry Extract
3.00 lb Brown Rice Syrup
0.25 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (60 min)
0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.60 %] (60 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min)
0.20 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (15 min)
0.20 oz Amarillo Gold [8.60 %] (15 min)
0.20 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (5 min)
0.20 oz Amarillo Gold [8.60 %] (5 min)
Overall, I'd say the recipe turned out like I expected, which is both good and bad. It tastes like grapefruit and pineapple juice, which is what I was trying to emphasize. My girlfriend has been GF for 10 years, so I wanted to showcase hops. The beer has zero body and no head, but I BRS was over 70% of my fermentables. I definitely want to try BRS at a much smaller percentage.