Brew 25 - Princess RPA (Rye Pale Ale)
Brew 25 - Princess RPA (Rye Pale Ale) Brew Day: 20/04/2022 Bottle Day: 05/05/2022 I've wanted to brew a Rye Pale Ale for some time. I'd had a few over the years but it isn't a common style and offered something a bit different to experiment with. I based the recipe on Caterpillar by Brewfist - who used Columbus and Motueka hops in theirs. I couldn't get Motueka so after a little research, opted for Saaz hops instead - I'm not entirely sure why but I wanted to move beyond the usual citrus flavours with something a bit more floral or spicy to compliment the earthiness of the Rye malt. I selected the Nottingham ale yeast to offer a neutrality in the flavour to allow the malt and hops to shine through. Alice helped me to mash in again and loved getting hands on with the malts. She asked if she could name the beer, to which I agreed... Mash in as follows: 23 litres strike water at 66 deg C 1/2 Campden 3 tsp of Burton crystals 60min mash After this, I mashed out at