Brewing Recipe: Rye IPA

This recipe is largely based on what is probably the most popular Rye IPA recipe among brewers, Denny’s Rye IPA. I made a couple of minor adjustments to the base grains and some hop changes to customize it a bit. Due to the hop shortage, my local homebrew shop is limiting hops to 4 oz per batch, but at 63 IBUs it still comes in at the top of the range for an American IPA. Combined with some dry hopping, it should have plenty of big hop flavor. This was the first time I have brewed with rye malt and I had some trouble with a slow sparge. I think my braided hose in the mash tun was getting pinched under the weight of the grain, but the mash was quite sticky from the rye so that could have been the problem as well. You might want to add a half pound or so of rice hulls to the grain bill. If you haven’t used them before, rice hulls act as more of a mechanical device in the mash to help prevent clumping. They don’t add any flavor or additional sugars.

I still have another 4 days until it’s ready to be kegged, and then another 1-2 weeks after that until it reaches a proper level of carbonation. So, unfortunately I haven’t tasted the results yet, but here are the recipes anyway. The Rye malt needs to be mashed to convert, so I haven’t included an extract only recipe. If you’re still doing extract with steeping grains, you should definitely look into stepping up to a partial mash. You can likely do a simple mash with nothing extra other than a larger grain bag. There are a several good guides floating around the internet.

Rye IPA All Grain

Brew Type: All Grain	Date: 12/9/2007
Style: American IPA	Brewer: Jimmy
Batch Size: 5.50 gal	Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 7.33 gal	Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %	Equipment: Brew Pot (10 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)
Actual Efficiency: 69.99 %

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0

Amount	Item	Type	% or IBU
12.00 lb	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	72.73 %
3.00 lb	Rye Malt (4.7 SRM)	Grain	18.18 %
1.00 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt – 60L (60.0 SRM)	Grain	6.06 %
0.50 lb	Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)	Grain	3.03 %
1.00 oz	Mt. Hood [3.70 %] (Dry Hop 10 days)	Hops	-
1.00 oz	Magnum [13.80 %] (60 min)	Hops	53.6 IBU
1.00 oz	Mt. Hood [3.70 %] (30 min)	Hops	7.3 IBU
1.00 oz	Mt. Hood [3.70 %] (1 min)	Hops	2.4 IBU
1 Pkgs	American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [Starter 2000 ml]	Yeast-Ale

Estimated Original Gravity: 1.073 SG (1.056-1.075 SG)	Measured Original Gravity: 1.073 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.018 SG (1.010-1.018 SG)	Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Color: 10.8 SRM (6.0-15.0 SRM)	Color [Color]
Bitterness: 63.3 IBU (40.0-65.0 IBU)	Alpha Acid Units: 17.5 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 7.19 % (5.50-7.50 %)	Actual Alcohol by Volume: 7.19 %
Actual Calories: 333 cal/pint

Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body	Mash Tun Weight: 9.00 lb
Mash Grain Weight: 16.50 lb	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F	Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Sparge Water: 1.52 gal	Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE

Name	Description	Step Temp	Step Time
Mash In	Add 20.63 qt of water at 170.1 F	154.0 F	60 min
Mash Out	Add 11.55 qt of water at 198.2 F	168.0 F	10 min

Mash Notes

Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2)	Carbonation Volumes: 2.4 (2.2-2.7 vols)
Estimated Pressure: 8.2 PSI	Kegging Temperature: 34.0 F
Pressure Used: -	Age for: 3.0 Weeks
Storage Temperature: 34.0 F

Rye IPA Partial Mash

Brew Type: Partial Mash	Date: 12/9/2007
Style: American IPA	Brewer: Jimmy
Batch Size: 5.50 gal	Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 7.33 gal	Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %	Equipment: Brew Pot (10 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)
Actual Efficiency: 69.98 %

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0

Amount	Item	Type	% or IBU
5.86 lb	Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM)	Dry Extract	48.01 %
2.68 lb	Rye Malt (4.7 SRM)	Grain	21.97 %
2.66 lb	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	21.83 %
0.55 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt – 60L (60.0 SRM)	Grain	4.55 %
0.44 lb	Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)	Grain	3.65 %
1.00 oz	Mt. Hood [3.70 %] (Dry Hop 10 days)	Hops	-
1.00 oz	Magnum [13.80 %] (60 min)	Hops	53.6 IBU
1.00 oz	Mt. Hood [3.70 %] (30 min)	Hops	7.3 IBU
1.00 oz	Mt. Hood [3.70 %] (1 min)	Hops	2.4 IBU
1 Pkgs	American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [Starter 2000 ml]	Yeast-Ale

Estimated Original Gravity: 1.073 SG (1.056-1.075 SG)	Measured Original Gravity: 1.073 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.018 SG (1.010-1.018 SG)	Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Color: 10.8 SRM (6.0-15.0 SRM)	Color [Color]
Bitterness: 63.3 IBU (40.0-65.0 IBU)	Alpha Acid Units: 17.5 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 7.19 % (5.50-7.50 %)	Actual Alcohol by Volume: 7.19 %
Actual Calories: 333 cal/pint

Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body	Mash Tun Weight: 9.00 lb
Mash Grain Weight: 6.34 lb	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F	Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Sparge Water: 5.25 gal	Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE

Name	Description	Step Temp	Step Time
Mash In	Add 7.93 qt of water at 170.1 F	154.0 F	60 min
Mash Out	Add 4.44 qt of water at 198.5 F	168.0 F	10 min

Mash Notes

Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2)	Carbonation Volumes: 2.4 (2.2-2.7 vols)
Estimated Pressure: 8.2 PSI	Kegging Temperature: 34.0 F
Pressure Used: -	Age for: 3.0 Weeks
Storage Temperature: 34.0 F

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