Frodo Likes Rye Pale Ale - Elijah Jackson RPA

I share a birthday with Frodo Baggins, Jackson Pollack and St. Thomas Aquinas. Frodo is a hero (ask a hobbit, any will tell you), Pollack was an amazing artist and Aquinas sadly inspired too many people with his idiocy. In honor of Elijah, Jackson, and my birthday; I bring you Elijah Jackson Rye Pale Ale. Forget about St. Thomas Aquinas; he sucks.

The Rye Pale Ale style has to be my favorite. As much as I enjoyed the standard pale ale, the spiciness of the rye along with the hop character of a pale ale is heaven in a glass. What I am doing is taking a recipe, similar to what I made here, and mashing flaked rye and raw rye berries along with the standard bohemian pilsner grain. They say it helps to pre-cook the flaked rye into an oatmeal type of consistency, then add it to the sparge. I have done this and I have just added the flaked rye uncooked to the sparge and see little difference in results.

When I go to bottle this one, I am going to amp this up just a bit more. For a month I have been soaking 2 tablespoons of peppercorns in a cup of bourbon. I took a sip of this on brew day to see how it was coming along and it was off the chain spicy. I have had good luck with adding pepper to beer in the past (need to post my Saison experience) and I think this will hit the spot.

Here is what the Recipator says about the recipe.


Elijah Jackson RPA

Brewer:	Scott		Email:	-
Beer:	Elijah Jackson RPA		Style:	Rye Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	8 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	23 IBU
OG:	1.060		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.5% v/v (5.1% w/w)
Grain:	1 lb. German Pilsner 8 oz. Flaked rye 8 oz. Rye (raw)
Boil:	minutes	SG 1.121	2.5 gallons
	6 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Belgian candi sugar 2 oz. Molasses
Hops:	1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma)

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O.G. was 1.060, so it was dead on. I pitched this with Fermentis' Safbrew S-33 yeast. I haven't used this particular yeast strain before, but have had lots of good beers from Fermentis' products.

I will let you know the results in a month or so!

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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