Rye IPA Stuck Sparge (and cloudy wart)

[waitej02]

I brewed a Rye IPA last night and had 2 problems: it took forever (3 hrs) to collect the wart and the wart was very cloudy. I put the first 2 gallons back in the lauter tun because of the cloudiness. I ended up with a full 5.5 gals of wart after 3 hrs, but it never ran clear. I took a sample for the OG and put in the fridge and it is clear, with a thick white later in the bottom. Recipe: Briess 2 row 5.5#
Weyermann Ry malt 4.25#
Gambrinus Dark Munich 1.5#

 

[waitej02]

Clicked to post by mistake.
In addition to the grains above, there were .75# each of flaked wheat, white wheat and carapils 13.5# total grain. Mashed with 4 gallons at 152, sparged with 3 gallons at 175. Collected 5.5 gals

 

[malweth]

Rye is like Wheat... there's no hull, so it's a good idea to add rice hulls to the mash. I added them and still had (minor) problems with my Rye IIPA.

The cloudiness is probably not a big problem. You may extract some flavors you don't want, but overall I'd RDWHAHB at this point!

 

[inhousebrew]

yeah that's a hefty chunk of rye malt which can lead to stuck sparges. Totalled up with the .75 of wheat it's at about 38% of your grist. I've made rye beers with upwards of 30% and drained off very slowly and never had an issue but next time try adding a pound or so of rice hulls to aid with lautering. Sucks that it took that long, but you'll be fine I'm sure.

 

[waitej02]

Thanks for the help. It is fermenting well and the OG was very good. I am sure that it will be fine. I will try rice hulls. I have also heard that using 6 row vs 2 row helps as well.

Regarding the cloudy, is that protein and why was there so much? Is it temperature related?

 

[helibrewer]

Thanks for the help. It is fermenting well and the OG was very good. I am sure that it will be fine. I will try rice hulls. I have also heard that using 6 row vs 2 row helps as well.

Regarding the cloudy, is that protein and why was there so much? Is it temperature related?

6-row has more enzymes per pound than 2-row so it helps with the wheat and rye conversion...it won't help the cloudiness though.