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The Homestead of Beer

Wild Rice Ale

By thomas #Ale, #Barley, #BIAB, #Homebrew, #Hops, #Water, #Westfort, #Wild Rice, #Yeast

Codename : Westfort Wild Rice Ale

This is a redo on my first attempt at a Wild Rice Ale. Many adjustments have been made for this version. More to be done if I do this one again.

Recipe inspiration : https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/498952/toasted-wild-rice-ale

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs 2 Row malt
  • 2 oz caramel malt
  • 2 oz roasted barley malt
  • ¼ lb cooked wild rice
  • ⅛ oz Challenger hops at 60 minutes
  • ¼ tablet whirlfloc tablet at 15 minutes
  • 5 ml London ale yeast

Vital Stats

  • Anticipated IBU : 18
  • Anticipated ABV : 4.6%
  • Target OG : 1.049
  • Target FG : 1.014
  • Arbitrary Brewhouse (in)efficiency : 67%

Brew Day 

  • Cook and rinse the wild rice in advance.
  • Prepare 6.8L of strike water, 154F. 
  • Combine grain and rice in a bag.
  • Add bag, steep for 60 minutes, maintain temperature at 149F. Looking for SG of 1.033 (min).
  • Lift the bag out of the pot, allow it to drip into the pot.
  • Bring wort up to 212F to boil for 10 minutes, then bring down to 205-210F.
  • Add hops once the boil is reached, set the timer for one hour. Looking for SG of 1.049 (min).
  • Sanitise everything required for fermentation.
  • Cool to room temp, an ice-bath or snowbank will do the trick.
  • Prepare yeast mixture.
  • Add wort to the jug. Pitch yeast.
  • Store cool during initial fermentation, move to a warmer area for 2-4 days for diacetyl rest. Then return to the cool spot. The beer can be bottled after 6 days.

Bottling Day

  • Sanitise everything required for bottling.
  • Bottle after 5-6 days, bottle conditioning not required. 
  • Let stand 2-4 weeks before enjoying.

Brew Notes

  • My sonic screwdriver is out of commission, no gravities for ABV will be calculated.
  • The app I used helped me with the recipe, aided me in determining the initial water volume, I came up about one liter short. The boil off rate of my pot is likely higher than estimated, I shall tweak the algorithm for next time. 8L would probably have been a better starting point.
  • Yes, I am sure every science teacher I ever had is cringing about my mixing of units!

Tasting notes

  • For those who like wild rice, this one has a great taste, subtle nutty notes from the rice, and is very tasty.

Brew day : 24-Feb-2022
Bottling day : 8-Mar-2022

NFT : https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/98547572266092688542004199927995955645241771819026625145362064309833057697793/