I love my hops! Sadly, as some of you may know I can not always enjoy them.
My Taste buds are working (mostly) today though! Yeah!
Had a Rogue Yellow Snow and a most disappointing Mcneill's Champ ale. I wanted more hops! Went down to the brew room and realized I had no such beers. I just brewed up a 10 gallon batch of my Bitter ole' Woodchuck on Saturday and it was POTENT! Got a little carried away with my homegrown hops and the hydro sample was perhaps the most bitter tasting brew I have made thus far. Alas, I most wait. So I ran to the package store and got a bottle of Bastard and a DFH 90 minute. Probably should have gotten that exquisitely delicate and understated brew Ruination too... oh well.
Anyway, I am happy. A bit druchisk and thought I would share.
I was brewing today (a "chocolate mole'" porter with mexican chocolate, chili powder and cayenne pepper) all the while slugging down uber hoppy 2-hearted ale, and wishing my cascade IPA was ready yet...I guess it would get closer to being ready if I bottles the damn thing...between that and the Argentinian Cascade/MO SMaSH, I should be set for happy hoppy days in 3 weeks...
Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured.
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Originally Posted by YooperBrew
I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac!
I'm making a very similar brew probably this weekend. Planning (so far) to make a PM London Porter with a healthy addition of ancho chili. Hoping to get the nice chili aroma and light level of spice with the subtle raisin flavor of the dried anchos.
Hope yours (and mine) comes out well. I know these chili beers can be a bit tricky to balance the hops/spice.
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Primary 1 - American Pale Ale
Primary 2 - Munich/Northern Brewer SMaSH
Primary 3 - (empty)
Primary 4 - (empty)
Bottle Conditioning - Apfelwein; AHS Shiner Bock Clone
Consuming - Keep Austin UnCommon (steam beer); Spiced Pumpkin Ale; Spiced Christmas Ale; BM's SWMBO Slayer; Irish Red Ale; St Patty's Dry Stout; Ancho Chili Porter
Up to Bat - Caramel Cream Ale; BBS Harold is Weisen; IPA; Summer Citrus Weisen; [Munich/??] SMaSH
Discarded (sad, I know) AHS Lemongrass Wheat Ale
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Yum. Two Hearted is Awesome! Thankfully I got some in my SS stash! Had not had it in a while.
The mole porter sounds really good. I love mole. I love peppers. I used to think hot pepper beer did not sound good until I started thinking about the Mayan drink xocoatl, and a thread on here about Aztec imperial stout. Let us know how it goes. I made a chocolate porter once using bakers chocolate and cocoa. It was pretty funky in a not very good funky way.
Thanks again! I am no longer a paying member sadly...
So I have not been able to check in to the swap threads.
I loved them! I was really stoked to see Arcadia beers down in MA last week. I had never seen them before you sent me some. That is why I snapped up the Cereal Killer, cause the ones you sent were mighty fine. I totally dug the Hopmouth, speaking of hoppy brews...
I'm making a very similar brew probably this weekend. Planning (so far) to make a PM London Porter with a healthy addition of ancho chili. Hoping to get the nice chili aroma and light level of spice with the subtle raisin flavor of the dried anchos.
Hope yours (and mine) comes out well. I know these chili beers can be a bit tricky to balance the hops/spice.
My homemade chili powder is a mix of ancho, pasillo, red chile, and smoked and regular paprika...(the chili powder and chocolate went in the mash, with a little bit more chocolate and a 1sp of cayenne going in a flameout.) My lips are still tingling from drinking my hydrometer sample.
And surprisingly the IPA's are not cutting through the cayenne on the lips...I only have 2 left in the sixpack....
Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured.
Quote:
Originally Posted by YooperBrew
I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac!
My homemade chili powder is a mix of ancho, pasillo, red chile, and smoked and regular paprika...(the chili powder and chocolate went in the mash, with a little bit more chocolate and a 1sp of cayenne going in a flameout.) My lips are still tingling from drinking my hydrometer sample.
Oooooohhhh! Sounds yummy!
My GERD is making me hiccup just reading that but I want, I want!!!
My GERD is making me hiccup just reading that but I want, I want!!!
LOL...I was just thinking (or should I say feeling) the same thing and wondering if a pepsid complete is in order...It's not overly spicy...and it should be pretty mellow come bottling time...I really wasn't pushing for in your face spiciness, just something like a the xocoatl we made in Elementary school...not too spicy....
Hey do you find that hoppy beers kick up the heartburn as well?
I've been noticing it if drink a lot of uber ipa's I tend to get major heartburn...like what the two hearted and the cayenne is suddenly kicking up....
Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured.
Quote:
Originally Posted by YooperBrew
I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac!
Hooray Hooray! It's a Hoppy day!!!
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