Specialty IPA: Rye IPA Denny Conn's Wry Smile Rye IPA

[TrubHead]

Nope, they don't.

Thanks. Will report back with taste results in a few weeks.

 

[idigg]

Glad I have another 5.5 gallons of this in primary! I brewed this on 10/13 and I only have 8 more bottles. Never used this yeast before, I really like it. It took almost a full month to clear, but the beer is WONDERFUL if you're patient. I'm kegging my next batch, and will be dry hopping in keg with .75oz of columbus.

Denny is da man!

 

[Denny]

Glad I have another 5.5 gallons of this in primary! I brewed this on 10/13 and I only have 8 more bottles. Never used this yeast before, I really like it. It took almost a full month to clear, but the beer is WONDERFUL if you're patient. I'm kegging my next batch, and will be dry hopping in keg with .75oz of columbus.

Denny is da man!

Use at least an oz., maybe 2. You won't regret it.

 

[TrubHead]

Another week or so before full carbonation needed. Thank goodness the cold crash cleared up the brew. Lost a little bit to the trub deities but not nearly as much as the wort coming out of the mash had me thinking.

Best wishes to all my fellow brewers and family/friends.

 

[TrubHead]

Opened a chilled one tonight. The dank aroma from Columbus hops brings to mind being in moss covered woods. Taste is smooth and barely bitter with good mouth feel. Swallowing leaves the tongue/mouth pleasantly dry. An interesting IPA to keep in the mix.

Thanks for the recipe.

 

[Denny]

Barely bitter? Wow, it should be a lot more than that!

 

[TrubHead]

Barely bitter? Wow, it should be a lot more than that!

Probably not the best choice of words but the bitterness is not sharp. Very drinkable and leaves a pleasant dryness. Some IPAs have a distinct sharpness. I'll have others sample and get their opinion. Being a long time IPA drinker, my palate is assuredly "biased" (abused?) from higher IBU brews.

 

[Jboggeye]

Hi all, I was just about to dry hop for a week- but just realized I was given Columbia instead of Columbus.

I have 1 ounce of Columbus pellets left over, so it's not too bad.

Should I just limit myself to the 1 ounce of Columbus, or add 1 ounce or 2 of Simcoe, amarillo, cascade, or columbia?


thanks!

 

[Jboggeye]

I also have older Whole leaf Columbus- which smell fine just subdued and lackluster.

 

[jonthebrewer]

Assuming this is your first try I would just do the 1 oz of Columbus. Bad mistake by the LHBS though so I feel your pain. I'll be brewing this one myself in a week and am going 100% off the recipe as it's my first time. Having read this 31 page thread I have to laugh how often people want to substitute the recipe on their first go round. Just follow the recipe at least once! After that you can add/subtract to your preference but all the questions about lowering rye % or changing the yeast or hops were quite amusing. I'm sure Denny has tried more nuanced experiments to this recipe than all of us posters combined yet he ended with THIS recipe so let's all just at least try it once the original way.

 

[TrubHead]

Did a bitterness comparison with another IPA mid 60s IBU and indeed the Rye IPA has similar bitterness. Think the rye malt distracted the taste buds. :cross:

 

[Denny]

Yeah, I brewed at least 12-15 test batches before settling on this recipe. It's hard to know what to change for your tastes until you brew it the way it's designed.

 

[Beer-lord]

I've got this recipe on the horizon. I recently did a rye-ish beer with rye flakes and it was mildly spicey and good (will do it again) but I just ordered what I need for this one and hope to get it in the next 2-3 weeks.

 

[TrubHead]

Had the rye IPA whilst making (and eating) fried fish burritos. This is a great brew with food since it doesn't overwhelm. Good one Denny.

 

[phoenixs4r]

This is one of the few beers I really can't wait to brew again. I had thoughts of doing it this weekend, but I think I'll do it next so I can use Denny's yeast. Safale 05 version was delicious but I want to try it the way it originally intended.

 

[Denny]

This is one of the few beers I really can't wait to brew again. I had thoughts of doing it this weekend, but I think I'll do it next so I can use Denny's yeast. Safale 05 version was delicious but I want to try it the way it originally intended.

Darn, what a nice thing to say! Thanks!

 

[Clifton]

I really should bottle one for a friend. It is so good I don't want to share. I've been nursing this keg for a while. I will brew it again. And again. And again.

 

[phoenixs4r]

Denny what are your experiences with underpitching 1450? I didn't think I'd have the opportunity to brew this weekend but it turns out I can. I will get a starter going this but i'm going to make a 11 gallon batch so I'm sure i won't reach the total I should be going for.

EDIT: Also, you batch sparge correct? So for FWH you just throw the hops in the kettle and batch sparge normally? It seemed to work well last time i brewed it but I am very curious to your process with this beer. It will be brewed quite often in my house i'm sure.

 

[Denny]

Yes, you're correct on both the batch sparging and the FWH technique. As to underpitching, I'm afraid I can't tell ya because I haven't done it! Sorry....generally underpitching will lead to fewer esters, but I have no personal experience.

 

[phoenixs4r]

Yes, you're correct on both the batch sparging and the FWH technique. As to underpitching, I'm afraid I can't tell ya because I haven't done it! Sorry....generally underpitching will lead to fewer esters, but I have no personal experience.

Thanks for the insight, do you let the flameout hops steep at a certain tempo before cooling or just cool immediately?

 

[Denny]

Thanks for the insight, do you let the flameout hops steep at a certain tempo before cooling or just cool immediately?

I cool immediately. If I had more patience, I'd probably do a 180F hop stand.

 

[TrubHead]

Not sure if this has been posted but I've noticed after opening a bottle and taking a sip or two that foam forms rather quickly and rises to the top. Is this because of the rye?

 

[Denny]

Not sure if this has been posted but I've noticed after opening a bottle and taking a sip or two that foam forms rather quickly and rises to the top. Is this because of the rye?

Nope, that is atypical. Could be overpriming, incomplete fermentation, or an infection.

 

[TrubHead]

Nope, that is atypical. Could be overpriming, incomplete fermentation, or an infection.

Thanks and if I were to guess then could be possibly one or both of the first 2. That was a "learning" brew day. :cross:

 

[phoenixs4r]

I cool immediately. If I had more patience, I'd probably do a 180F hop stand.

Sorry to keep pestering but do you start off with RO water and your only addition to water chemistry is the gypsum? Or do u start with tap water?

 

[Denny]

Sorry to keep pestering but do you start off with RO water and your only addition to water chemistry is the gypsum? Or do u start with tap water?

I use my tap water and add some gypsum to up the sulfate level. I add it to the kettle since I don't want it to drop the pH of my mash. Here's my water report...

pH 7.4
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 164
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.27
Cations / Anions, me/L 2.8 / 2.7
ppm
Sodium, Na 11
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 34
Magnesium, Mg 7
Total Hardness, CaCO3 114
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 19 (note: this works out to an actual 57 ppm sulfate)
Chloride, Cl 3
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 90
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 74

 

[phoenixs4r]

I use my tap water and add some gypsum to up the sulfate level. I add it to the kettle since I don't want it to drop the pH of my mash. Here's my water report...

pH 7.4
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 164
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.27
Cations / Anions, me/L 2.8 / 2.7
ppm
Sodium, Na 11
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 34
Magnesium, Mg 7
Total Hardness, CaCO3 114
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 19 (note: this works out to an actual 57 ppm sulfate)
Chloride, Cl 3
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 90
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 74

Thanks. I thought the beer gods were smiling on me this weekend....normally when I grab some 1450 its days from expiring and I have to build it up a lot....they just received a fresh batch yesterday, 1 week old.....


Then.... I just dropped one of my glass carboys while cleaning.

 

[Denny]

Oh, man, sorry about the carboy. I switchd to buckets and never looked back after I bumped one carboy into another one and lost ten gal. of double decocted pils.

 

[idigg]

Pulled first pint from keg. Denny, you were right. I did 1.5oz in keg, amazing!! Pure hop heaven. Can't wait to grow my own hops this spring.

 

[Denny]

Good on ya! Makes me thirsty looking at it!