Harvest Moon Rye Pale Ale Beer Kit - All Grain

Description

Your Harvest Moon Rye Pale Ale gives you a crisp pale ale with the distinctive spice and earthy sharpness of rye malt layered over a clean bready base. The 7 lbs of Brewers Malt and 2 lbs of Rye Malt create medium body and texture while 8 oz of Caramel 60L Malt adds mild caramel sweetness and toasted richness to balance the profile. Magnum hops supply firm smooth bitterness, Cascade contributes classic citrus and floral notes, and Citra delivers bright tropical fruit aromatics. Safale US-05 yeast ferments to a clean crisp finish that lets the rye spice and hop brightness stand out in your beer.

Your Label Peelers Harvest Moon Rye Pale Ale Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 5.1% - 5.6%
• Original Gravity: 1.048 - 1.056
• Final Gravity: 1.010 - 1.014
• IBUs: 81
• SRM: 7

Disclaimer: All calculations are approximate.

Ingredients

Grain Bill (crushed into one bag)

• 7 lbs Brewers Malt
• 2 lbs Rye Malt
• 8 oz Caramel 60L Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz Magnum Hops (60 min)
• 1 oz Cascade Hops (15 min)
• 1 oz Citra Hops (5 min)

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 packet Safale US-05 Ale Yeast

Also Included

• 5 oz Priming Sugar

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 1 oz Magnum Hops (60 min)
• 1 oz Cascade Hops (15 min)
• 1 oz Citra Hops (5 min)

1. Sanitize all brewing equipment thoroughly.
2. Heat 3.0 - 3.5 gallons of strike water to 162°F. *Adjust for your brewing system's temperature loss.*
3. Add all malts to your mash tun and mash at 152°F for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Heat 4 gallons of water to 170°F for sparging.
5. Slowly rinse the grains, collecting about 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort.
6. Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
7. Add hops at the specified times: 1 oz Magnum at 60 minutes (bittering). 1 oz Cascade at 15 minutes (flavor). 1 oz Citra at 5 minutes (aroma).
8. Boil for a total of 60 minutes.
9. Cool the wort rapidly to 68°F using an immersion or counterflow chiller.
10. Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with water to exactly 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the Safale US-05 yeast into the fermenter.
12. Ferment at 68°F for 10-14 days.
13. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
14. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!