Catch Her in the Rye (Charlie Papazian)

Recipe drafted from 'The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing'
by Charlie Papazian.

Brewer:	S&M Brewery		Email:	12chuck@bellsouth.net
Beer:	Catch Her in the Rye (Charlie Papazian)		Style:	Rye
Type:	All grain		Size:	8.0 gallons
Color:	4 HCU (~4 SRM)		Bitterness:	34 IBU
OG:	1.054		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	5.7% v/v (4.5% w/w)
Grain:	11.3 lb. American 2-row 4.38 lb. Flaked rye
Mash:	75% efficiency
	Protein rest @ 124°F for 30 minutes Raise to 150°F for 15 minutes Raise to 155°F for 45 minutes (or until conversion is complete) Mash out at 168°F for 5 minutes Mash pH 5.02-5.1
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.048	9.0 gallons
	3/4 tsp Irish Moss last 15 min. of boil
Hops:	2.37 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 60 min.) 1.02 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 30 min.) 1.02 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 15 min.) 0.77 oz. Saaz (aroma) 0.77 oz. Tettnanger (aroma)
Yeast:	Fermented first week with lager yeast at 75°F, pitched with American Ale (1056) yeast and fermented additional week at 75°F.
Log:	Rye caused all sorts of stuck runoffs. Increasing the porosity of the mash with rice hulls (~5% of grist) is recommended.
Carbonation:	Force carbonated in keg.
Tasting:	Finished keg in 4 days, outstanding beer! Modertly sweet, medium body, and highly perceptible bitterness.

Recipe posted 07/13/02.