Rye beer

[D-Ring]

I just bottled a Rye beer kit that my wife bought me. Does anyone know what it is supposed to taste like? At bottling time, it tastes like a beer version of "Mouton Cadet". Basically, dry as hell, or like sand in a bottle. I don't know if it is supposed to be like that, the books call it a dry beer, or if my yeast screw up(see my "overheated yeast?" thread) trashed it.

Thanks

 

[944play]

How long has it been in the bottle? Green beer can lack body or taste rough.

Post your recipe and gravities if you can.

 

[trimpy]

Rye as in roggenbier or like a pale ale w/ some rye?

 

[D-Ring]

8 oz rye
4 oz carapils
both steeped 15 min
6 lbs gold extract
1 tbsp gypsum
wyeast british ale
the yeast I accidentally through in with hot sanitizer, and the bag blew up like a football.

I'm trying to figure out if the rye beer is supposed to be like a really dry wine, or if I created some fusel alcohols.

I know I'll have to wait for a couple of weeks for the final answer

 

[david_42]

With that little rye, I'd expect a faint spiciness & not much more.

 

[ghack]

I believe rye, either flaked or malted, needs to be mashed like any other adjunct/malt. I suppose there would be some flavor contributed by steeping, but I can't imagine there would be very much.

Flaked rye mashed adds a dry, faintly spicy, almost minty quality.

 

[D-Ring]

It is amazing what just a little time in the bottle does. It's only been a week, and while it still tastes green, the dryness is gone.

 

[CiscoKid]

Welcome to the obsession... see how that puppy tastes in 3 weeks. The AHS Holiday Chocolate Stout I did tasted, well, not so good after 1 week in the bottle. After 3-4 it was downright awesome. I've stashed a couple of bottles in the basement to come back and try a few more months down the road.

 

[D-Ring]

I made a porter a year ago that is only now coming into its own!