Rye IPA thoughts?

[iagainsti]

Putting together a recipe for my first Rye IPA. What do you think?

Target OG 1.068

Grain:

8 lbs 2-row
2 lbs Munich
2.5 lbs Rye
.5 lbs Honey Malt

Hops:

1 oz Columbus 60 min
.75 oz Centennial 15 min
.75 oz Amarillo 15 min
.5 oz Centennial 10 min
.5 oz Amarillo 10 min
.5 oz Centennial 5 min
.5 oz Amarillo 5 min
.5 oz Centennial flameout
.5 oz Amarillo flameout

Wyeast American Ale II

 

[badlee]

Do away with the honey malt and add an extra half lb of rye.

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[ArcticBrewer]

Do away with the honey malt and add an extra half lb of rye.

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+1

Also, I love Columbus as a bittering hop in my Rye (I)PA's, I find that it accentuates the spicy rye character nicely

 

[Beer-lord]

Count me in agreement with nixing the honey malt. A tiny bit goes a long way but you don't need it in this recipe.

 

[zhubbell]

This is a cool looking recipe!

 

[zhubbell]

This is a cool looking recipe!

 

[Zoidberg]

I like it. Its similar to my Rye PA I made a few months back. I second the Columbus as great bittering for a Rye and I love centennial with Rye as well. I also used giggles and a flavor hop at 30 and 20 and liked the results.

Here's a link if you wanna look it over
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/live-let-rye-pa-445432/

As you can see in notes I plan on rebrewing with just Columbus, fuggle and centennial with Amarillo strictly as a dry hop.

I did use Honey but only 4oz and used less Munich, your additional munic should give sweetness to negate using Honey malt. I used Victory malt as well for more malt complexity and color.

 

[iagainsti]

Thanks for all the input. I think I'll nix the Honey malt.. Let you guys know how it goes!

 

[beergolf]

I agee with dropping the honey malt.

Rye PA's are good with citrus hops like centennial. I also like a combo of Centennial/ Chinnook in a Rye PA.

I have one just about ready to bottle.

 

[cletushomebrewing]

Good info about the Columbus Hops for Rye IPA.

 

[Darth_Malt]

I'm currently working my way through a case of Rye PA brewed w/ a Brewers Best kit. It included 8oz of honey malt and I absolutely love the flavor! It's not enough to be an overpowering taste, but there's definitely a background hint of honey that's very enjoyable (tastes almost like a Bell's Hop Slam).