Rye experiment

[thomasben]

Looking to do a beer heavy in rye. Thinking 4-5lbs rye, 4 pale, 2 caramel, flaked rye, little bit of black barley...

Any suggestions before I take the plunge in to rye...

I batch sparge in a cooler as well

 

[Captain Damage]

Why not use chocolate rye rather than black barley? You know, to keep with the rye theme! Treat rye malt like wheat, malt in your mash - e.g.,a few handfuls of rice hulls to keep it from getting sticky. Last winter I made a beer from equal parts pale malt, wheat malt, rye malt and flaked triticale. Hopped with Glacier for a OG:BU of about 0.5. Came out fantastic!

 

[ak-71]

I am fermenting a Roggenbier based on one from "Classic recipes" - it's a scaled up version with a an extra pound of rye (LHBS "mistake"). It also has a bit heavier hoping schedule with Perle and Saaz. (Newbie urge to experiment)

But I think "Brewing Classic Recipes" should be a good start