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Rainy Day Summer Rye Ale (03.15.2008)

Ingredients (10 gallon batch)

19 lb	-	2-row
3 lb	-	rye
1 lb	-	flaked rye
1 lb	-	light german crystal
2	-	3056 bavarian wheat wyeast
4 oz	-	tettnang 4.7% aa (boil)
1 oz	-	tettnang 4.7% aa (15 min)
1 oz	-	tettnang 4.7% aa (5 min)

Brew schedule

8:15	start heating strike water (10 gal)
8:45	mash starts - mash: 152°F strike water: 162°F
9:45	mash ends - mash: 150°F
10:05	sparge starts - mash: 176°F water: 185°F
10:18	sparge ends - mash: 171°F water 182°F (6 gals added)
10:45	hot break ends
11:45	boil ends
12:05	all cleaned up

Transfers

03.25.2008	secondary
04.23.2008	kegged

Specs

Original gravity: 1.059
Secondary transfer: 1.017
Final gravity: 1.016
4.5% by weight
5.6% by volume

Notes

Brewed for family & friends.
Boiling hops should be Saaz.
First session with mash tun jacket.
First session with bulk grain and Barley Crusher Mill.
Recirculate mash before sparging for ~20 minutes.
Active fermentation started at the end of day 1 and lasted 72+ hours.