Looking for a typical "summer" ale here, relatively light and easy drinking but also not devoid of flavor. I love rye and was thinking about brewing up something for those hot July/August days where the rye could really shine through. This is what I threw together on Beersmith the other day:
6# pale malt
3# Vienna
1.5# rye malt
1.5# flaked rye
4-8oz Carapils (optional, could talked out of it)
4 oz acid malt (for pH control)
rice hulls
.5 oz Chinook @ fwh
.25 oz Chinook @ 10
.25 oz Chinook at 5
US-05
I love Chinook with rye, but at first I was concerned the Chinook might be a little too strong for "easy summer beer"...then I thought screw it, hops rule :cross:
You guys and gals have any input?
thanks
-Dusty
6# pale malt
3# Vienna
1.5# rye malt
1.5# flaked rye
4-8oz Carapils (optional, could talked out of it)
4 oz acid malt (for pH control)
rice hulls
.5 oz Chinook @ fwh
.25 oz Chinook @ 10
.25 oz Chinook at 5
US-05
I love Chinook with rye, but at first I was concerned the Chinook might be a little too strong for "easy summer beer"...then I thought screw it, hops rule :cross:
You guys and gals have any input?
thanks
-Dusty