[rapurcell85]

Hey guys,
Looking for some feedback on this recipe.  Going for a good IPA with a touch of the Rye spiciness to come through.  Any thoughts would be great.  Using a blend of Amarillo, Centenial, and Cascade for my flavor with additions in the Mash, First Wort, 40 min, 20 min, and flameout, plus dry hopping.  Doing Magnum at 60 minutes to adjust bitterness.  I will also do a whirlpool for 30 minutes before cooling after the boil.

Any and all input is welcome!
Thanks,
Bob


Type: All Grain Date: 2/16/2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.00 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Equipment: My Equipment
End of Boil Volume 6.76 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 6.50 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage

Ingredients:
15 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 4 91.2 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 5 8.8 %
0.40 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Mash 60.0 min Hop 6 1.9 IBUs
0.40 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Mash 60.0 min Hop 7 1.2 IBUs
0.40 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Mash 60.0 min Hop 8 2.2 IBUs
0.20 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 9 5.6 IBUs
0.20 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 10 3.6 IBUs
0.20 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 11 6.5 IBUs
0.40 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 12 15.6 IBUs
0.30 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 40.0 min Hop 13 6.2 IBUs
0.30 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 40.0 min Hop 14 4.0 IBUs
0.30 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 40.0 min Hop 15 7.3 IBUs
0.30 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 16 4.3 IBUs
0.30 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 17 2.8 IBUs
0.30 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 18 5.0 IBUs
1 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining
0.50 tsp Wyeast Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 22 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 23 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 24 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 26 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 27 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 28 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.4 %
Bitterness: 66.2 IBUs
Est Color: 6.3 SRM

Mash Profile
Total Grain Weight: 17 lbs
Sparge Water: 5.97 gal
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Mash In Add 21.25 qt of water at 163.3 F
Single Infustion: 148.0 F for 60 min
Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 5.97 gal water at 168.0 F

[greatplainsbrewer]

Might want to up the rye- not sure you'll taste it at that%.

[kmccaf]

Personally, I would use more rye. I like around 20%, but I think it needs to be at least 15% to have a presence. I would also move the 40minute addition to 10 or 5 minutes, as I just don't get a lot from a 40 minute addition that justifies using up my delicious aroma hops.

I haven't used Maris Otter with Rye, so others will have to comment on their experience with that. While I do like my IPAs to have Maris Otter, it really depends on what kind of presence you want with your Rye and hops. I would think the MO would be too rich and overwhelm the rye.

Love the hop combo though.

[davidgzach]

+1 to upping the Rye.

Dave

[denny]

More rye and forget the mash hops.  IMO, it's a waste of hops.

[rapurcell85]

Thanks for the advice!  I'll up the rye to 15 or 20%.  I have only used mash hops once when I brewed Janet's Brown Ale.  I am just trying to get a bunch of hop character in there, and figured it couldn't hurt to include them.  I might eliminate those as well.