Rye IPA Batch 1
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 first Rye IPA all grain batch I used the following recipe
2 LBS 1 oz 2-Row
5.5 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 Amarillo Dry Hop 7 Days
Tasting 1
Color: Haze Orange Red
Smell: Citrus hint of spice with some Orange. I think the orange is from the Amarillo.
Taste: Pine citrus with some spice. Good bitterness in the back
Overall: The bitterness and spice do build in this beer. With the Centennial and Chinook in this beer I was thinking it would have more citrus. I do like the spice kick in this.
Tasting 2
Color: Burnt orange some haze
Smell: Spice from the rye. Im getting more of the centennial grapefruit. This is a double IPA and Im getting more sweetness like you would get in a double IPA.
Taste: Sweet malt upfront with some spice. Lots of bitterness in this one.
Overall: I think the rye and hop bitterness is starting to take over. Its starting to taste like an older double IPA. The aftertaste is more of a sweet malt. The body is a little thin.