After a long 2 year hiatus (except for a cider around Halloween) I am starting to get back into brewing. Due to being in an apartment, I am still on Extract, and I am looking into kicking it off with a Cascadian Dark Rye Ale/Black Rye IPA. I've seen a few AG recipes on HBT, but nothing yet for extract. I've spent quite a bit of time reading through BYO's guide on Cascadian Dark Ale, and some time comparing several Rye IPA and Black IPA recipes, which resulted in the following in BeerSmith.
Any critiques/comments are greatly appreciated as I am pretty rusty at this point.
Cascadian Dark Rye Ale
Type: Extract
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Est Original Gravity: 1.065 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Est ABV: 6.5 %
Ingredients
Amt Name
6 lbs Rye Malt Extract Syrup
5 lbs Rye Malt Extract Syrup - Boil 15 min
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
12.0 oz Carafa II
4.0 oz Chocolate Malt
Hops
1.00 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 45.0 min
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min
0.25 oz Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days
0.25 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days
Yeast
Safale 05
Any critiques/comments are greatly appreciated as I am pretty rusty at this point.
Cascadian Dark Rye Ale
Type: Extract
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Est Original Gravity: 1.065 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Est ABV: 6.5 %
Ingredients
Amt Name
6 lbs Rye Malt Extract Syrup
5 lbs Rye Malt Extract Syrup - Boil 15 min
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
12.0 oz Carafa II
4.0 oz Chocolate Malt
Hops
1.00 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 45.0 min
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min
0.25 oz Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days
0.25 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days
Yeast
Safale 05