Rye IPA Batch 2

Over the last 2 or 3 years I have had some Rye IPA craft beers. I have wanted to make make one to see what I could do with this style of beer. I do like the spice you get from Rye. I was not sure how Chinook would do in a beer like this as I make an all Chinook IPA and I really do not get a spice taste. I did make a brew day overview video just to show you how I make my small batches for testing you can check that out here.

For my second Rye IPA all grain batch I used the following recipe

2 LBS 1 oz 2-Row

4.2 oz Caramalt

5.5 oz Rye Malt

3.7 oz Flaked Rye

.28 oz Centennial @ 60 mins

.28 oz Centennial @ 5 mins

.28 oz Chinook @ 5 mins

US-05 Yeast was used

.24 oz Centennial Dry Hop 7 Days

.12 oz Chinook Dry Hop 7 Days

.12 oz Sorachi Ace Dry Hop 7 Days

Tasting 1

Color: Light Red Orange

Smell: Hint of floral and citrus. You do get some toasted malt

Taste: Citrus spice upfront with a hint of dill in back.

Overall: Not sure what the Sorachi Ace will do overtime in this beer. Will it play well with the spice you get? I think you get a little more sweet citrus in the after taste of this batch vs batch 1.

Tasting Video 1

Tasting 2

Color: Light Orange. Clear

Smell: Citrus and malt.

Taste: Low spice and bitterness. Some dill from the Sorachi Ace

Overall: Smooth homebrew. The bitterness is building in the after taste. Good spice with some sweet dill in the after taste.

Tasting Video 2