rye malt

[LeakyPolynesian]

I'm getting ready for AHA Big Brew tomorrow (5-4-2013). Im teaming up with a local brewery to do a small 3BBL batch of an American Pale Ale. They're gonna mash in their tun but then we're gonna run the wort of into all the homebrewer's kettles. I want to change the beer up a bit and make mine into a rye IPA. So essentially all I want to do is boost the hops and add rye malt in my 15 gallon kettle. I know rye should be mashed, but I don't really feel like doing a mini mash on the side. Can I just steep the rye malt in my kettle to get the desired flavor and aroma profile from the rye?

[BDawg]

No, rye is chock full of starch and needs mashing or else you will have a very unstable, starchy beer.

If you only want to steep to make it different without a mini-mash, why not throw some chocolate and carafa special II into a grain bag and turn it into a CDA?

my .02

[BeaverBarber]

You could try some rye extract. I think I've heard of something called Rye Malt Syrup. That might work.

[spiderwrangler]

Steeping rye would be like steeping any starchy grain... you'll get whatever flavors you're able to rinse off, but won't get the full goodness of it.

[LeakyPolynesian]

Thanks guys. I took your advice and left out the rye.