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Spiced rye ale

Spiced rye ale

Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • Partial Mash • 18.93 L

Lucifur Sam

This is a new one for me, I am hoping for the best.

October 8, 2008 am 09:37am

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Ingredients (Partial Mash18.93 L)

  • .2 kg Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • 1 kg Rye Malt

    Rye Malt

    Often used in German Ales and specialty beers

  • 2.3 kg Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • .7 kg Invert Sugar

    Invert Sugar

    Increases alcohol. Use in some Belgian or English ales. Made from sucrose & is 5-10% less fermentable than sucrose. Does not contain dextrins.

  • 18 g Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 8 g Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 27 g mix of green, black and pink peppercorns - (omitted from calculations)

    mix of green, black and pink peppercorns

  • 40 g juniper berries - (omitted from calculations)

    juniper berries

  • Danstar Nottingham

    Danstar Nottingham

    The Nottingham strain was selected for its highly flocculant & relatively full attenuation properties. It produces low concentrations of fruity and estery aromas and has been described as neutral for ale yeast, allowing the full natural flavor of malt & hops to develop. The recommended fermentation temperature range of this strain is 14° to 21°C (57° to 70°F) with good tolerance to low fermentation temperatures (12°C/54°F) that allow this strain to be used in lager-style beer. With a relatively high alcohol tolerance, Nottingham is a great choice for creation of higher-alcohol specialty beers!

Notes

I was impressed by a ale from a Montreal micro brewery that used peppercorns in a dark rye ale. I decided to make a lighter colored one with the added Juniper to give it a different character. I have used Juniper in an ale before and thought that the juniper/peppercorn combination would be a good one. Another side note is that I used glucose syrup and not inver sugar, that was the closest thing on the list that I could use.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

Subcategory: A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.060 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 5.8 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 6.4% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 4.3 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

Lucifur Sam

will be doing again

2008-11-07 1:24pm

I liked the way this one turned out, has a great taste and color. The next time I make it I am going to crack the peppercorns and juniper berrys to impart more flavor.

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