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Wild Rice Pale Ale

Wild Rice Pale Ale

American Pale Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

geocool

American Pale Ale with Wild Rice

July 30, 2009 am 10:48am

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 8 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • .5 lbs Weyermann CaraHell®; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraHell®; Weyermann

    Hefe-Weizen, Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Oktoberfest Beer, Nourishing Beer, Maibock , Schankbier, Light Beer, alcohol-reduced Beer , non-alcoholic Beer

  • .5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 2 lbs Rice Raw

    Rice Raw

    Lightens flavor without taste. Use in American and Asian lagers.

  • .7 oz Glacier - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min

    Glacier

    An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.

  • .8 oz Glacier - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Glacier

    An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.

  • .5 oz Glacier - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Glacier

    An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.

  • Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™

    Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™

    Fruitier and more flocculant than 1056, slightly nutty, soft, clean, slightly tart finish.

Notes

The "Rice Raw" is actually wild rice (duh). The 40 minutet hop addition is actually FWH. The wild rice is ground up and mashed in a cereal mash with 2/3 lb of the pale malt at 1 gal/lb. Mash at 158F for 20 minutes and then boil for one hour. Then add to main mash and mash at 153F for one hour.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 10 - American Ale

Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.048 1.045 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 4.9 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 4.8% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 41.8 IBU 30 - 45

Discussion

geocool

Brewed on 7/18/2009

2009-07-30 10:51am

I brewed this on July 18, 2009. I pretty much made this recipe up myself, with help from an article in BYO on wild rice and other internet resources.

geocool

Rave Reviews

2009-10-07 11:08am

I have had several favorable reviews of this beer, including a few raves. I had been planning to brew this once a year, but now I think I'm going to have to do another one in early spring. I hope this encourages me to enter it into a competetion (I've never competed before). I think for next time I'd eliminate the carapils and reduce or eliminate the carahell as well. I am hesitant to make any changes at all, though, given all the favorable feedback I've been getting on this beer.

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