Rye Stout for St. Paddy's Day

[SamGamgee]

If you think you can run it off, then that's all you need to worry about. Your mash will stick long before you will encounter mouthfeel issues (which I doubt would ever happen anyway). Rice hulls are your friend. clarity and filter performance are the other main concerns when brewing with rye, and you won't encounter those in a homebrewed stout anyway.

[Guido]

If you think you can run it off, then that's all you need to worry about. Your mash will stick long before you will encounter mouthfeel issues (which I doubt would ever happen anyway). Rice hulls are your friend. clarity and filter performance are the other main concerns when brewing with rye, and you won't encounter those in a homebrewed stout anyway.

I ended up doing a step mash at 110F, 122F, 152F, and 168F. I did have some rice hulls. The mash ran off slow, but didn't stick. The wort tasted delicious. It's fermenting nicely around 65F now. The only bad thing is that I cant find my hydrometer (my backup; my spare broke during the last brew session!), so I can't be sure of the O.G.

[brewinhard]

If you think you can run it off, then that's all you need to worry about. Your mash will stick long before you will encounter mouthfeel issues (which I doubt would ever happen anyway). Rice hulls are your friend. clarity and filter performance are the other main concerns when brewing with rye, and you won't encounter those in a homebrewed stout anyway.

I ended up doing a step mash at 110F, 122F, 152F, and 168F. I did have some rice hulls. The mash ran off slow, but didn't stick. The wort tasted delicious. It's fermenting nicely around 65F now. The only bad thing is that I cant find my hydrometer (my backup; my spare broke during the last brew session!), so I can't be sure of the O.G.

HA! Just broke my only hydrometer at the END of my last brew session too! Thankfully I got my reading in before the catastrophe and since have purchased a new one. I hate when equipment breaks due to my stupidity! Good luck with your Rye Stout.

[Bugeater]

Always keep a backup hydrometer around. My experience has been that if you have two hydrometers you will go years without breaking one. If you are down to just one hydrometer, you will break that one within weeks.

Wayne

[brewinhard]

Always keep a backup hydrometer around. My experience has been that if you have two hydrometers you will go years without breaking one. If you are down to just one hydrometer, you will break that one within weeks.

Wayne

Good point! I guess they call that Murphy's Law...