22 August 2011

Terrapin Rye Pale Ale Clone

A couple of years ago, Boyf and I were at a beer festival when we had our first taste of Terrapin's Rye Pale Ale, and it was love at first sip. Being from the NE, we come across this brew very rarely, so I decided to give brewing it a try. I brewed this a year ago as a partial mash, and it came it well. Now, I am stepping it up to all-grain. The recipe is based on a Brewing Network interview with Spike Buckowski of Terrapin from 5/18/08.
Batch Size: 5.5 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70%

8.5lbs Pale malt 2-row German
1.2lbs Munich malt
1.5lbs Rye malt
0.5lbs Melanoidin malt
0.25lbs Honey malt
0.5oz Magnum hops [13.1%] (60min)
1oz Fuggle hops [4.0%] (30min)
0.25oz East Kent Golding hops [4.5%] (20min)
0.5oz East Kent Golding hops [4.5%] (10min)
0.75oz Cascade hops [8.0%] (0min)
1oz Amarillo hops [9.1%] (dry hop in secondary)
1 vial American ale yeast blend (White Labs WLP060)

I did a single infusion mash at 154F for 60 min. The specific gravity was spot on at 1.054. After 5 days in primary, the SG was down to 1.010, so I racked to secondary and added the amarillo. I'll be bottling this week and drinking it in a few; can't wait! 

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