Hi,
I've made a few brews with different grains to see what I like and I thought I'd try Rye to make a nice Rye Whiskey.
I put together a bill of 7kg, 70% Rye Malt and 30% Barley Malt.
Fairly fine grind on the grains pitched into a tun of 22L at 55C, maintained for an hour and then increased to 65C and kept there for 2 hours. I used a recirculation arm to keep the mash water rotating through, probably should have used some hulls because it was a bit thick but we got there.
At the end I raised the temp to 75 and added some Alpha Amalyse before sparging with 5L at 75C and drawing off about 20L at an OG of 1.045.
Not overly happy with the OG but my first Rye batches I thought I'd do it anyway. My FG however after a few strong days fermenting was rubbish at 1.035. Nothing I could do would get this lower.
Anyone have any advice for me on this?
Thanks
Dan