Rye IPA Batch #21

#20

 I found a 24oz bottle of #20 in the mash ton. It was a pleasant  surprise to be sipping on this while brewing #21.

Boiling

No chocolate or roasted malts for this batch.

Hop Additions

Added hops at 15 minute intervals.

Rye IPA #21

I have been leaving room in the carboy so I don't have to worry about a blow off tube. This batch developed a 1 inch cap but after it stirred it up on day 3, a 6 inch head developed and then settled down.

Will do a trub rinse and get back to 5 gal later.

9 lb 2-row
1/2 lb cara-pils
1 lb crystal at 50 L
2 lb rye

1 oz norther brewer @10.6%
1 oz cascade @ 3.2%
1 oz sterling @ 7.0%

safale us-05

Exploring the cara-pils malt in order to develop some extra body. When you have a low crystal malt content, your beer can taste perfect yet have a hollow mouth feel. To add some body, throw in some non fermenting malts. Will comment on this as things progress.

Hops were added strongest to weakest. Cascade was divided in 3 parts, the other two were divided in 4 parts.



Update 3/31/13 Happy Easter

Next Batch revisions

9 10 lb 2-row
1/2 lb cara-pils 1lb Oatmeat for mouth feel
1 lb crystal at 50 L 1/4lb Chocolate Wheat
2 lb rye

1 oz norther brewer  Galena
1 oz cascade Kent
1 oz Sterling

safale us-05

After sampling a bottle I am not happy with the crystal and cara pils. To much caramel for the hop load.