Rye-lo Ren - A Rye IIPA

[ezraburke]

After much deliberation and fannying around we finally settled on this recipe ready for brewday next Saturday:

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Specialty IPA: Rye IPA
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 16 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 18 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.076

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.086
Final Gravity: 1.017
ABV (standard): 9%
IBU (tinseth): 63.26

FERMENTABLES:
2.5 kg - German - Pilsner (43.1%)
0.5 kg - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (8.6%)
0.7 kg - American - Rye (12.1%)
0.6 kg - Corn Sugar - Dextrose (10.3%)
0.75 kg - Torrified Wheat (12.9%)
0.5 kg - German - Munich Light (8.6%)
0.25 kg - German - Carapils (4.3%)

HOPS:
40 g - Nelson Sauvin, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: First Wort, IBU: 38.01
50 g - Sorachi Ace, Type: Pellet, AA: 11.1, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 25.26
25 g - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 0 min
25 g - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
25 g - Sorachi Ace, Type: Pellet, AA: 11.1, Use: Dry Hop for 10 days
10 g - Nelson Sauvin, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Dry Hop for 15 days

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Sparge, Temp: 68 C, Time: 70 min, Amount: 19 L
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
1 each - Protafloc, Time: 5 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Boil

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

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I wanted Southern Cross but couldn't get it so the suggested replacement (much to my surprise) was Sorachi Ace. Well, there you go.

 

[TheRedDarren]

That looks like a cracker there matey! Keep us informed as to how it turns out.

 

[martinjamesford]

Wow, an impressive blend.

What do you hope to get from the sorachi ace? I've tried it a couple of times in a single hop brew and not really liked it, not sure I've had it in a hop blend.

 

[ezraburke]

Lemon mostly - I hear it can have dill flavours but hopefully we can avoid them by using it as a bittering hop initially, then glean some lemon in the dry hop stages.

I'm really excited to brew with Nelson Sauvin, it's one of my favourite unique hops.

 

[martinjamesford]

I love Nelson as well, using it with sorachi was what piqued my interest. I'm working on a NS & ahtanum blend Pale Ale myself.

I think the sorachi I've had erred on the side of dill rather than lemon, be interested to hear how yours turns out...

One thing's for sure, those hops are going to smell great during the brew day!

 

[martinjamesford]

By the way, that label is epic...

 

[ezraburke]

Cheers man, pinched a photo and a little Photoshop later got a good font :)

 

[ezraburke]

Label mockup:

 

[ezraburke]

I have the last bottle of this in my fridge.... something for the weekend!