Rye Hard With A Vengence - Red Rye IPA

[Alastair70]

No.2 son joined me for another brew day today. This one is destined for the Forum Brew and Swap, and I’ll enter it in LAB if I can work out what category it should go in.
Based on a Weyermann recipe

Vitals - OG 1.060, EBC 40, IBU 56. Expected FG 1.008

Water Ca 100, Mg 6, SO4 150, Cl 50

Fermentables
3.75kg Pale Ale
2.66kg Rye Malt
530g CaraBelge
380g CaraRye
230g Special W
80g Chocolate Rye

Multi-step Mash
15min 45C
20min 52C
30min 63C
10min 72C with 5 minute decoction
10min 78C

Hops
60min - 28g Columbus
5min - 14g Columbus/14g Chinook
0min - 28g Columbus/28g Chinook 15minute hopstand at 75C

Yeast
Fermoale AY-4

21L in the fermenter at a very healthy 1.060

 

[Stu's Brews]

I’ll enter it in LAB if I can work out what category it should go in.

21B has a sub-category for Rye IPA. I'm currently planning on entering mine into the Nationals assuming all goes well tomorrow!

 

[Alastair70]

21B has a sub-category for Rye IPA. I'm currently planning on entering mine into the Nationals assuming all goes well tomorrow!

The problem there is that I’m way above the upper limit for colour, this is a modern take on a historic recipe that doesn’t sit nicely in the guidelines. I’ll probably enter it as Red IPA.

 

[Stu's Brews]

The problem there is that I’m way above the upper limit for colour, this is a modern take on a historic recipe that doesn’t sit nicely in the guidelines. I’ll probably enter it as Red IPA.

I guess see how pronounced the rye character is and make a decision from there. The guidelines normally have a bit of leeway for interpretation.