[one_seat]

My club is doing a intra-club competition every one is supposed to brew an American pale ale. i decided to brew my rye pale ale because its yummy. Although I have brew it a few times before I recently upgraded my brew house to brew 5 gallons instead of 2.5, and the beer had a more rye flavor than I intended. To be fair the bit I tried was my gravity sample, so it might get covered up after I carbonate. The question is does the 18b guideline allow for a little rye flavor, its not an overly powerful rye flavor its just a little more than noticeable.

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[stpug]

The rye should not be able to be picked out above the overall malt quality of the beer; if it does then you may have used a smidge too much, but who cares? It's about the fun of brewing and it's an internal competition (just don't pass along the recipe until required ).  Also, malt qualities tend to mellow/fade a bit in the initial weeks after packaging so it may become much less noticeable.

[one_seat]

It doesn't cover the overall malt flavor but its definitely there, but I guess you are right it is about the fun. Plus it is still really good, just more rye than I intended.

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