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Rye Me

215 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Chris Baumann
Hop Utilization: 40%
Calories: 215 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 1st 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row20 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 75.1%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L1 lb Caramel Malt - 60L 35.4 60 3.8%
2 lb American - Wheat2 lb Wheat 38 1.8 7.5%
3.63 lb Briess - Rye Malt3.625 lb Rye Malt 36.8 3.7 13.6%
26.62 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Chinook3 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 9.9 Boil 60 min 18.98 30%
3 oz Willamette3 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 30 min 5.6 30%
3 oz Chinook3 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 9.9 Boil 10 min 6.88 30%
1 oz Hops Direct - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 6 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 0 days 10%
10 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Tartaric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tbsp Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tbsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
- Safale S-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 253 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
EBMUD - 2013 - Walnut Creek
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Easy drinking Rye Pale Ale. You can taste the spicy rye, but it is not overpowering.

Grind the wheat separately and add to your mash after the grain bed sets to avoid clogging your pump during recirculation. I continuously run a slow recirculation during the mash to obtain higher efficiency as well moderate the temperature within my mash temperature range. This recipe calls for 4lbs rye but I only had 3lb 10oz so be it... never exceed 25% of your base grain with rye. I also have recently lowered all mash temps across the board to no higher than 150F with a target of 148F - it works better.
Chemical additions are to get pH of my water to 5.4, typically that requires 1 teaspoon tartaric acid to the HL and nothing to the mash (use acid of your choice ... if needed). I typically measure the mash pH and the hot liquor pH and then make adjustments as needed. The idea is if mash pH is 5.4 I want my HL pH 5.4, if mash is 5.6 then I want my HL 5.2... to balance your alpha and beta amylase. I also add the salts and gypsum to get the water to have a better mouth feel. EBMUD water is highly filtered so it is clean but it has "less" in it.

Dry hopping (optional) I add when Krauzen drops and leave it for about 3-4 more days, then take a measurement to see where it finished.

Enjoy!

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