Moral Panic Rye

[Beer-lord]

This has been in the keg a few weeks and a few people seem to enjoy it so I'm just sharing this in case anyone wants to try it. I pretty much just grabbed hops that I had that were the oldest to get rid of them and have no idea what exactly the Farmhouse Blend has in it this time (I asked and they weren't very sure) but it never seems to let me down when brewing pales and IPA's. I also like to use Flaked Rye when I use Rye malt as I think it helps to bring out some tiny bit of zing that I don't seem to ever get when using only rye malt.

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Moral Panic Rye Pale
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: Rye IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.81 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.51 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.057 SG
Estimated Color: 7.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 54.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 76.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume
5 lbs Malt (4.0 SRM) Grain 1 38.5 % 0.39 gal
4 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 34.6 % 0.35 gal
2 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 3 15.4 % 0.16 gal
1 lbs Rye, Flaked (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 7.7 % 0.08 gal
8.0 oz Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (55.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.8 % 0.04 gal
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 24.3 IBUs -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 6.3 IBUs -
2.00 oz Farmhouse Blend [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 12.6 IBUs -
1.00 oz Azacca [10.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 10.0 min Hop 9 5.7 IBUs -
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 10.0 min Hop 10 5.7 IBUs -
1.0 pkg Flagship (Imperial Yeast #A07) Yeast 11 - -
2.00 oz Farmhouse Blend [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs -
1.00 oz Azacca [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs -
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 17.25 qt of water at 163.0 F 152.0 F 60 min

[Kealia]

That's quite the cornucopia of hops in there. I thought I was tasting something like Amarillo so the combos above aren't a shock - it's was fruity, but not overly so. And I'm not that good at distinguishing hops aside from a select few like Simcoe, Citra, Nelson and Mosiac.

My first impression was that it looked like a rye beer or an amber, so that's good.
Not much in terms of aroma, so I thought that if it was an IPA it had lost it's aromatic kick. I decided to taste it with it being a pale ale as the baseline and I wasn't disappointed at all. It was tasty, with just a hint of rye flavor - which is how I like my rye. I feel like there is a very small threshold for me there. Sort of like: 5% is perfect for a hint of flavor but 6% is way too strong. So actual percentages aside, this was in my sweet-spot.

I thought the balance of hops/malt was perfect for this beer, as did my friend who I split it with. And then wished I hadn't.

This was a damn solid beer, my man. I would have drank 2 or 3 of them while hanging out easily. I'd definitely rebrew this one if I were you.

Thanks!

[Beer-lord]

Thanks, I actually want and like more rye.
Sometimes I just get lucky I guess.