Sunday, October 12, 2008

Rye Baby



I had the first taste of my rye ale. It's got a terrific nose, fresh and spicy from the rye malt and cascade hops. It was rewarding to use my first year hop harvest in a beer. This beer is so damn good !

5.0 lbs. 2-row American pale
5.0 lbs. Muntons Marris Otter 2-row
2.0 lbs. rye malt
1.0 lbs. flaked rye
1.0 lbs. crystal 60L
1.0 lbs. flaked barley
1.0 oz. Challenger (60 mins.)
0.5 oz. Argentinean cascade 3.2% (30 mins.)
0.5 oz. home grown cascade (dry hop at first racking)
1056 Wyeast American ale (2nd generation)