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Night Ryeder

Night Ryeder

American IPA • All Grain • 5.5 gal

highwaytoale

NW Cascadia Dark Ale with rye.

April 16, 2011 am 11:14am

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 11 lbs Golden Promise Pale

    Golden Promise Pale

    An especially sweet and clean variety of barley which results in full and malty sweet beer. It has superb hush integrity and delivers fast and consistent mash tun drainage. This malt variety is perfect for brewing up a clear, bright pint.

  • 3 lbs Rye Malt

    Rye Malt

    Often used in German Ales and specialty beers

  • 2 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • 0.5 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • 0.5 lbs Weyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann

    Weyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann

    Carafa I, II and III also are available de-husked. Adds aroma, color and body.

  • 0.5 lbs Rye Flaked

    Rye Flaked

    Imparts a dry, crisp character. Use in rye beers.

  • 0.5 lbs Barley Flaked

    Barley Flaked

    Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.

  • 0.5 lbs Rice Hulls

    Rice Hulls

    Rice Hulls are used as a filter medium, mostly used in all grain wheat beers to help prevent a stuck mash.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 7.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 oz Chinook - 7.5 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Chinook

    Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • 1 oz Centennial - 7.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Centennial

    Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 7.5 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - last 15 mins of boil (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

    A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.

  • 1 tsp Yeast Nutrient (AKA Fermax) - after boil (omitted from calculations)

    Yeast Nutrient (AKA Fermax)

    Helps yeast stay active during fermentation

  • 1 tbsp 5.2 pH Stabilizer - at mash-in (omitted from calculations)

    5.2 pH Stabilizer

    Five Star 5.2 pH Stabilizer. A proprietary blend of food-grade phosphate buffers that locks in your mash and kettle water at a pH of 5.2, regardless of the starting pH. It also reduces scaling and mineral deposits on brewing equipment. 1 pound. Use at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons of water.

  • Wyeast 1332 Northwest Ale™

    Wyeast 1332 Northwest Ale™

    One of the classic ale strains from the Northwest U.S. Breweries. Produces a malty and mildly fruity ale with good depth and complexity.

Notes

Hops used were a home-grown mixed bag of the 3 varieties, so AA% used is an average. BG = 1.063 OG = 1.075 TG = 1.023 6.8% ABV

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: B - American IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.072 1.056 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 1.010 - 1.018
Color: 22.3 SRM 6 - 15
Alcohol: 7.5% ABV 5.5% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 53.5 IBU 40 - 70

Discussion

highwaytoale

Hic-up

2011-04-16 11:33am

I ran out of time to make a larger yeast starter and so my TG came in higher than expected. After one week of primary and three weeks in a secondary it was bottled. At that time it tasted more dextrinous (sp?) than expected, probably due to the higher TG, which over shadows the hops a little bit. Very rich in flavor, with some spicy notes from the rye and a hint of coffee from the Carafa II. I'm interested to see how it is after bottle conditioning and will update.

highwaytoale

It's just al-RYE-t.

2011-05-26 8:45pm

Almost six weeks in the bottle and this has shaped up quite a bit. The flavors have come together better, it's tasting lighter in body, but it's still too malty for the style. The color is spot on however, dark as night, and it's definitely darker than BT calculated. I'd definitely recommend using Carafa II instead of black patent for color in this style because the stronger flavors of black patent seem to kill the hop profile. That's the true challenge with CDAs, finding that balance where it's still a clear IPA, but with just that little hint of dark roast.

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