Rye malt LME

[drunkmalt]

Rye Malt LME

I was thinking about these ingredients to use in my next batch.

Let me know what you think:


6LBS Rye malt LME

4 ozs of Honey Malt 25L

4ozs Wheat Malt

4ozs Carapils or Pilsner Malt *


1ozs Hallertau 60min

.50ozs Tettananger 15min


Whitelabs Liquid Wheat yeast


* I was wondering if I should use carapils or just pilsner malt in this batch?

Would the addition of honey malt be a good idea? As I heard Rye LME tends to add a bit of spicy character; I would want to bring out the honey malt sweetness in the batch but not so much where it overpowers the other ingredients.

 

[Revrin]

Rye has an oiliness taht can become extreme when usted in high quanitities. It can cause problems in mashing and lautering when used in quantities greater than 20 percent of the total bill.

Pilsner malt has more diastatic power than Carapils and would probably serve better as your base malt.

 

[drunkmalt]

Revrin: I believe that the LME Rye Malt is not totally Rye, but a blend of barley and 20% Rye.

 

[Revrin]

Do you know what kind of barley? Have you been able to taste the extract?

 

[drunkmalt]

Do you know what kind of barley? Have you been able to taste the extract?

I think its two row.

 

[terrapinj]

i assume it's from Northern Brewer?

70% 2-row, 20% malted rye, and 10% caramel 40

 

[Denny]

i assume it's from Northern Brewer?

70% 2-row, 20% malted rye, and 10% caramel 40

Almost the exact proportions you need to make an extract version of my Rye IPA recipe.