Rye Beer

[beninak]

Anyone have any good recipes for a Rye Beer? I've made a couple of batches of Kvass and tried to make a more malty, toasted version that would be like a "rye toast beer" but it didnt turn out all that great IMO.

I've never tasted a commercial rye beer before so I'm not sure really what its supposed to taste like. Would a Hefeweizen recipe work with rye substituted for the wheat?

 

[CosmicCharlie]

I have not made one, but I ran across this on BYO's website:

http://www.byo.com/recipe/31.html




Edit: Actually, I think they have several recipes posted - just search for rye.

 

[Emiroo]

I think rye can be used for up to 15-25% of the recipe depending on who you ask, whereas wheat can be used for as much as 60%-70%.

Funny this question should come up because I am brewing a rye saison this upcoming weekend. Here is the link to the recipe: http://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/20020701.php

I am modifying it to be a partial mash instead of all grain.

 

[GrantLee63]

This is a Denny Conn recipe that, although I have yet to make it, it is in my "On Deck' folder in BeerSmith. There is a LOT of discussion about this recipe over at the Northern Brewer's Forums - http://tinyurl.com/yov72b

Denny Conn's Rye IPA
American IPA

Type: All Grain
Date: Sometime Soon!
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Brewer: GrantLee63
Boil Size: 7.72 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.0
Taste Notes: TBD

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 65.5 %
3.00 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 20.7 %
1.00 lb Caramel Malt - 60L (Briess) (60.0 SRM) Grain 6.9 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.4 %
0.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 3.4 %
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00%] (90 min) Hops 46.1 IBU
1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00%] (60 min) Hops 18.5 IBU
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [6.00%] (30 min) Hops 7.1 IBU
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [6.00%] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00%] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale V (White Labs #WLP051) [Starter 400 ml] Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.073 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.074 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.019 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.0 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 8.0 %
Bitterness: 72.1 IBU Calories: 334 cal/pint
Est Color: 10.5 SRM Color: Color

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 14.50 lb
Sparge Water: 5.59 gal Grain Temperature: 70.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 70.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 16.48 qt of water at 170.8 F 154.0 F 60 min

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2) Volumes of CO2: 2.7
Pressure/Weight: 30.8 PSI Carbonation Used: 5.00
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 68.0 F Age for: 56.0 days
Storage Temperature: 68.0 F

Notes

Dry Hop with Columbus (Tomahawk) for 14 days in the SECONDARY Fermenter!

 

[jaysbrew]

I've got some info and a recipe for rye beer on my website at:

http://jaysbrewing.com/catalog/archivesandlinks.php

See the June 2006 newsletter.


Cheers,
Jay
www.jaysbrewing.com

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