Rye beer

[joshb2025]

Chocolate Rye Pumpkin? I am all over that! Did you make it? Was it great?

 

[Poobah58]

This recipe was killer. When I first tapped it I was not impressed. I poured a glass each week and it kept getting better. By the 2 month mark it was killer. Didn't last long after that. Don't know why it took so long but it was worth the wait!

Rye ESB

Batch Size: 15.00 gal
Boil Size: 19.50 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Efficiency: 75.00 %

23 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 67.2 %
6 lbs Rye Malt (3.0 SRM) 17.5 %
2 lbs 4.0 oz Caramunich II (45.0 SRM) 6.6 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) 4.4 %
12.0 oz Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) 2.2 %
12.0 oz Extra Dark Crystal (150.0 SRM) 2.2 %
1.50 oz Fuggles [5.20 %] - First Wort 60.0 min 4.6 IBUs
2.25 oz Target [11.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min 31.4 IBUs
3.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 2.0 min 1.5 IBUs
3.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days 0.0 IBUs
1 pkg English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) [2000.00 ml]

 

[natnov]

Half rye malt, half Munich malt. Northern brewer for hops....very tasty. Got compliments from a couple of local professional brewers with that beer

 

[serum]

Has anyone here tried spicing a rye beer with cumin or caraway?

They go really well in rye bread so I was thinking of experimenting with it but I've not done a lot of spicing. Can anyone advise how much I should add for a 5 gallon batch so it's subtle enough?

 

[RM-MN]

Has anyone here tried spicing a rye beer with cumin or caraway?

They go really well in rye bread so I was thinking of experimenting with it but I've not done a lot of spicing. Can anyone advise how much I should add for a 5 gallon batch so it's subtle enough?

Why don't you make a small batch to experiment with or if you have an extra fermenter, make a split batch and experiment with one? You could even make a multiple split batch and try different spices/amount of spices. Only you know how much you like.

 

[natnov]

I've made a strong caraway tea amd added it at serving time with good results

 

[bigbeergeek]

Has anyone here tried spicing a rye beer with cumin [...]

Yeesh -- chili bean rye!

 

[tootal]

We have made quite a few rye beers and even brewed one for a festival at a local micro.
Things to know about rye:

Rye malt and rye flakes are two different animals.
20% flakes is like 50% malt.

Those percentages are also the max you probably want to do in a beer.

Rice Hulls are your friend. They will keep you from sticking your mash.

BIAB guys ignore the previous recommendation.

I do like rye IPA's but we make two rye ales. A 7% Winter version that's only around 30-35 IBU's and then the Summer version at 5% that's around 20 IBU's. You can really taste the rye with less hops. So to each their own, as long as it's tasty!

 

[RM-MN]

We have made quite a few rye beers and even brewed one for a festival at a local micro.
Things to know about rye:

Rye malt and rye flakes are two different animals.
20% flakes is like 50% malt.

Those percentages are also the max you probably want to do in a beer.

Rice Hulls are your friend. They will keep you from sticking your mash.

BIAB guys ignore the previous recommendation.

I do like rye IPA's but we make two rye ales. A 7% Winter version that's only around 30-35 IBU's and then the Summer version at 5% that's around 20 IBU's. You can really taste the rye with less hops. So to each their own, as long as it's tasty!

Thank you for including the "BIAB guys ignore the previous recommendation." because those limitations really do not apply to BIAB. I've tried up to 60% unmalted rye and while the mash is really sticky, it works out fine with BIAB and the beer really has the rye taste then.

 

[tootal]

Thank you for including the "BIAB guys ignore the previous recommendation." because those limitations really do not apply to BIAB. I've tried up to 60% unmalted rye and while the mash is really sticky, it works out fine with BIAB and the beer really has the rye taste then.

We are using a RIMS system so we also use rice hulls but I remember watching the guys at Basic Brewing do a 100% wheat beer with BIAB. Before we got our RIMS we would have liked to do BIAB but nobody had figured that out yet! The only negative with BIAB is you carry over a lot of Trub to the fermenter. Not a huge deal, just that it takes away some head space for fermentation, depending on what you're fermenting in. If you could run the wort through a screen first, and maybe you do that, I could see that helping a lot.

 

[divrguy]

We are using a RIMS system so we also use rice hulls but I remember watching the guys at Basic Brewing do a 100% wheat beer with BIAB. Before we got our RIMS we would have liked to do BIAB but nobody had figured that out yet! The only negative with BIAB is you carry over a lot of Trub to the fermenter. Not a huge deal, just that it takes away some head space for fermentation, depending on what you're fermenting in. If you could run the wort through a screen first, and maybe you do that, I could see that helping a lot.

I've heard the trub issue but I don't really see a difference. I don't mill finer if I'm doing BIAB and I use very fine voile bags from Wilserbrewer. I also use his hop bags no matter how I'm brewing. So, I really don't see more trub.

I used to BIAB with paint strainers and a corona mill and I had wayyyyy more!

My efficiency is between 77-85% depending on style ...and btw..back on topic, I also love rye beers!


Cheers!