Red Kite Scotch Ale

[cyanmonkey]

Thoughts? Using Chocolate Rye because I have it on hand and it's mostly for color. Worried body might be too thin mashing at 152, was considering 154 or higher, but it's already going to finish around 1.025 and I don't want it to be cloying...kind of...

Recipe: The Red Kite
Brewer: Birdhouse
Asst Brewer:
Style: Scottish Export
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.21 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.21 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.090 SG
Estimated Color: 15.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 23.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 65.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
18 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 98.0 %
6.0 oz Chocolate Rye (Weyermann) (245.0 SRM) Grain 2 2.0 %
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 23.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg Scottish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1728) [124.21 Yeast 4 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 18 lbs 6.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 5.74 gal of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F 90 min