Chocolate Rye subtitute?

[xmcchillinx]

Hey guys, I'm brewing a lager this weekend that calls for chocolate rye and my LHBS doesn't supply it. Any good substitutes? The recipe already has about 25% rye so I'm thinking I may just replace it with chocolate wheat, but this will darken the beer, but does anyone have any advise or perspective on this? Could I just toast some 2 row and up my rye a lil bit to make up for it? or add a tiny bit of choc wheat and up my rye? or just cut it all together? here's the original grain bill.

9.25lb 2 row
3lb rye
.5lb caramel wheat
.25 choc rye
.25 carafoam

here's my possible solution

9lb 2 row
3.25 lb rye
.5 caramel wheat
.2 choc wheat
.3 carafoam

Any thoughts?

 

[kingwood-kid]

I'd leave all the other ingredients as they are in the original. Chocolate wheat is probably the closest sub, but I estimate you'd want about .15lb to get the same color. .25 Pale Chocolate would probably work too.

 

[xmcchillinx]

I went with your suggestion, thank you. Looks like it'll be a great brew.