Building my Own Rye Pale Ale

The move to the south has led me to discover some new great beers, one of which is Terrapin Beer's, Rye Pale Ale. They are a brewery from not too far off in Athens' Georgia. The brew is very tasty, begging to be served with something spicy. One of the fun parts of learning about new brews is that sometimes I find something I want to try brewing myself.

I am already fond of my own Pale Ale recipe, so what if I mixed it up a bit steeping a pound of malted rye along with a half pound of honey malted barley and a quarter pound of rice hulls. On the sugar side of things, 6 lbs. of golden malt extract and a pound or two of sugar in the raw to boost the alcohol yet not add any additional flavoring. As with the SPA, I am trying to achieve a pretty light beer, with lots of alcohol and lots of bitter and flavorful hop to it. I have most of the ingredients for this one, just a matter of time before I get around to brewing it. The biggest hurdle might be emptying some bottles. That means enjoying some brew!


Scott's Rye PA

Brewer:	Scottieie		Email:	-
Beer:	Scott's Rye PA		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	8 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	50 IBU
OG:	1.068		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	7.5% v/v (5.9% w/w)
Grain:	12 oz. Belgian pale 1 lb. Flaked rye
Boil:	minutes	SG 1.113	3 gallons
	6 lb. Light malt extract 2 lb. Cane sugar
Hops:	1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 15 min.)

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Scott's Light & Hoppy Pale Ale - Reloaded

As you may or may not know, I like to brew beer. I have been brewing for just under 1 year and now that I feel like I am pretty decent brewer. I am an extract brewer meaning that I don't brew with all grain as I don't have the equipment. Most of my batches do have some grain in the brew, but not all of them. This recipe is an example of one that doesn't have any grain in the process.

I am going to start experimenting a bit with some recipes. Thus far I have one under my belt, what I dubbed the Really Light Pale Ale. What I intended with that batch was to create a light and hoppy pale ale through the use of some Rice Sugar in the recipe. You can read all about the old recipe in the link above, but to work towards perfecting that beer, I am going to try and up the gravity a bit on it, by using 6 lbs. of Pilsen Malt Syrup and 2 lbs. of rice syrup solids. I also intend on upping the bitterness, but am very interested in dry hopping 1 oz. of hops in this recipe to get the flowery aroma one gets when dry hopping depending on the type of hops.

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Scott's Light & Simple Hoppy Pale Ale

Brewer:	Scottieie		Email:	-
Beer:	Scott's Light & Simple Hoppy Pale Ale		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	Extract		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	7 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	41 IBU
OG:	1.058		FG:	1.011
Alcohol:	6.1% v/v (4.8% w/w)
Boil:	minutes	SG 1.097	3 gallons
	6 lb. Light malt extract 2 lb. Rice extract
Hops:	2 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Styrian Goldings (aroma)

I will keep everyone posted as to the results of the brew after I brew it.