Brew 'n' Smoke 2 Rye IPA

Brew date: Aug. 6, 2016

#52 - 6.75 gal

Our second annual Brew 'n' Smoke! A day filled with beers, meat, and more meat the gents. Brewed up a rye IPA this year. While it turned out to be a solid beer in the end, I'd cut the caramel rye in half and maybe drop the sac rest mash temperature 1-2F.

Ingredients:

13.5 lb 2-row (Briess)

1.5 lb Rye malt

1 lb Flaked rye

12 oz Caramel rye

8 oz Caramel 20L

4 oz Acidulated

1 oz Chinook (Kraemer Brew 13% leaf) (FWH)

0.5 oz Simcoe (12.9%) (FWH)

0.25 oz Zythos (10.9%) (FWH)

0.5 oz Columbus (13%) (60)

0.5 oz Mandarina Bavaria (6.8%) (60)

1 t Irish moss (15)

1/2 t Yeast nutrient (10)

1.8L Wyeast West Coast IPA

Post boil:

0.25 oz Zythos

0.25 oz Chinook

0.25 oz Simcoe

Dry hop:

0.5 oz Zythos

0.25 oz Simcoe

0.5 oz Mandarina Bavaria

Schedule:

Mash in 6 gal at 129F

Protein rest at 122F (15)

Sac rest at 150F (60)

Mash out at 168F

Batch sparge 4 gal

Boil (60)

Chill to 68F

Water:

50/50 RO & Filtered

9 g Gypsum

1 g Calcium chloride

pH 5.55

Target:

OG 1.067

FG 1.017

SRM 12.2

ABV 6.59%

IBU 89

Efficiency 75%

Observation:

1st run 1.089 at 3.5 gal

2nd run 1.048 at 4.25 gal

OG 1.076 at 7 gal

Ferment:

68F for 1 week

71F for 2-3 days

8/16 - Chill to 60F, FG 1.014

8/18 - Chill to 53F, dry hop

8/20 - Dry hop 0.25 oz Chinook pellet

8/23 - Keg FG 1.016