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Session Amarillo Rye

141 calories 13.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Pandy Grelps
Calories: 141 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 6th 2015
1.043
1.009
4.4%
42.0
5.7
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
2 lb American - Rye2 lb Rye 38 3.5 20%
3 lb German - Pilsner3 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 30%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Amarillo0.75 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 60 min 23.08 30%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 30 min 11.82 20%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 10 min 5.58 20%
0.25 oz Amarillo0.25 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 5 min 1.53 10%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 0 min 20%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Boston, MA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
4 1 31 19 9 41
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.6 gal Sacch Rest (158.6 F) Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.18 20.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.72 g | 18.9 qt) 4.13 16.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.59 g | 30.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

6/13/15: Brew day for this one. Was originally going to be aged on cedar but we decided to keep it simpler here. In fact, simplicity is the name of the entire game with this: single-hopped with Amarillo and with a basic 50/30/20 ratio grist, it should end up being light in color, light-medium in body and with a tropical, floral and spicy aroma and flavor.

We are brewing a counterpart single gallon version of this with 100% rye malt and the same hop schedule apart from a hefty dose of dry-hopping (also Amarillo). Should be interesting to see how differently they come out.

6/20/15: Pulled a sample to take a reading a week after fermentation began and we seem to have nailed this beer! Perfectly hit our terminal gravity. Nose is vibrant with floral and juicy Amarillo hops but also possesses a strongly spicy rye edge. On the tongue, it's light bodied with bright and flavorful hops that finishes with a quenching and surprisingly-dry earthy and malty note. Very well balanced and eminently drinkable. Excited for this to be bottled and track its evolution!

9/4/15: FINALLY opening one to write about. This was probably one of our simplest brew days and easiest, fastest ferments so far. It's been conditioning for a long time and, though I've had a few bottles and we've split them and discussed them before, I feel that it's come into its own after a few months in the bottle. Color is brilliant golden-yellow and the beer presents with a sparse ring of foam on the collar that sticks around indefinitely. Hazy surface with small clustered bubbles and heavy opacity when held up to the light. The nose is spicy and funky in a way that only rye can be, but it also has some distinct floral and hoppy notes from the Amarillo single-hopping. Crushable, distinct and with a nice, smooth and rather full body. No off flavors and nothing crazy... just a well-rounded, flavorful rye beer made for simple times. We're proud of this one and will probably tweak the recipe and brew some variations, as it could definitely be a good blank slate for interesting/deviant ideas. -A

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