Gladfield “Spicy on the Sly” Rye APA
Batch Size
30L Kettle Full; ~23l (in fermenter)
Ingredients
Malts
- 3.60kg Gladfield American Ale Malt (86.1%)
- 0.80kg Gladfield Rye Malt (9.9%)
- 0.46kg Gladfield Pilsner Malt(4%)
- 0.40kg Gladfield Wheat Malt(4%)
- 0.33kg Gladfield Redback Malt (4%)
Hops
- 60min – 10g Pacific Jade 12.7% aa (13 IBU)
- 10min – 15g Pacific Jade 12.7% aa (9 IBU)
- Whirlpool – (Stand 10min then chill and transfer to FV)
- 50g Columbus 15% aa (9.4 IBU)
- 50g Citra 13% aa (8.1 IBU)
Dry Hop (Day4-5)
- 50g Columbus
- 100g Citra
- 50g Pacific Jade
DH rate= ~9g/L
Yeast
Lallemand BRY-97 West Coast Ale (1 Packet)
Mash Additions:
3.00g Calcium Chloride
1.50g Magnesium Sulfate
6.00g Calcium Sulfate
3-4mL 80% Lactic Acid (for pH Adjustment - requires pH Meter)
Brewing Process
- Heat Strike Water to achieve Mash Temp of 67°C (~6°C above strike).
- Add minerals to Strike or Foundation water.
- Begin mashing in. Measure the mash pH (once all the grain is added) to achieve 5.2-5.5 (adjust with 1 mL additions of 88% lactic acid, if required).
- Mash at 67°C for 60 mins. Confirm no residual starches remain.
- Batch sparge with 78°C water until kettle volume/ gravity is achieved (or runnings SG drops below 1.010 and pH rises above 5.75).
- Boil for 90 minutes adding hops and kettle finings at indicated times.
- Turn off Cooling, then add Whirlpool addition and continue whirlpooling (COOLING OFF) for another 5 mins. Stand Whirlpool addition for 10mins.
- Transfer to fermenter at 18-20°C, oxygenating wort (inline or via aeration in fermenter).
- Rehydrate and pitch yeast as per manufacturer's recommendations.
- Ferment at 20°C. Aim to add the dry hop addition on day 5 or ~4-8 Specific Gravity points (1.5-2.0Po) from the predicted Final Gravity.
- Raise the fermentation set point to 22°C for at least 48hrs to diacetyl rest.
If fining:
- 48hrs after FG is reached, Crash to 0-1°C.
- Wait for the beer to clear naturally or fine and filter as required.
- Keg or bottle condition - your choice?. Aim for 2.5-2.6 volumes of CO2.