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aRPA is born

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A Rye Pale has been born… and finally tasted… and it isn’t all that bad! I’m a bit surprised at the FG/ABV given the extra pound of candy syrup I added during the boil but I guess the hipsters call this sub 5% stuff “session” ale right? Rye, rye, and some more rye. aRPA also has a bit of Caramel80 and it gets its color from a little chocolate. Magnum for the boil and Chinook, Columbus, Amarillo, and Citra were added post boil and/or dry hopped after primary fermentation. WLP-001 makes it a beer. Final stats are 15 SRM, 66 IBU, and 4.6 ABV.

aRPA: a Rye Pale Ale

Rye Ale Bottled

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After a week of primary fermentation and 21 days of dry hopping (Citra). This beers ready for it’s 12oz home; 54 bottles of goodness (hopefully) are quietly making bubbles and should be ready to drink in two weeks. Looks like a 15ish SRM and ABV measures around 4.6; the latter of which is slightly lower than expected but probably due to the low OG not the FG. First tastes coming soon.

Rye’s in the future

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God, has it been that long? Last beer put out was Whirly Bird’s Suspicious Stout. The final bottle of that brew is long gone. The boiler has once again been lit and another batch is on the way. This particular beer is to be a Rye-PA of sorts. Due to a lapse in memory (thought I didn’t have a false bottom but I did) this batch was a partial grain. Last time I swear.

Mix of malted rye, caramel 80, and chocolate for the grain plus a whole lot of rye LME. Throw in a fair amount of hops and some WLP001 and you’ll get yourself a beer in a few weeks. That is of course if you enjoy a cigar during the process.