So in this year's Fade to Black series, Left Hand released a pepper porter that I had on cask at the brewery, and it was divine. I normally don't enjoy pepper beers - or at least not more than one pint - but the LH porter is downright drinkable. Instead of a bunch of heat in the beer, the spice is more subtle.
So I set out to clone it based on knowledge of how they did their peppers - an online video shows the brewers seeding and deveining anchos, serranos, and brown chipotles. so I think the spice tinkering will work out. What I am working on is how they got this sweet cocoa note in the beer...almost gives it a mexican mole taste. I'm going to do a 5 gal partial mash version at home, and if it is decent, we'll dial it up all-grain on our 20 Gal rig with my buddies.
So here is my first crack recipe - I'd love critique.
Extract: 8lb Munich and 2lb pale LME
Specialty:
1 lb simpson crystal 60
1/2 lb chocolate wheat - for a bit of mouthfeel and some tang
1/4 lb pale choc
1/4 lb de-husked carafa III
Hops: 1 oz Haller (4.3%aa) at 60 min
(this beer has some bittering, but overall has a really low hop profile)
CA Ale yeast (WLP 001)
Looking for an OG of 1.080 to hit 7.5ABV at mid 70s attenuation
Thoughts or critique? And if you can get this beer, it is good in the bottle, great on cask. Cheers!
So I set out to clone it based on knowledge of how they did their peppers - an online video shows the brewers seeding and deveining anchos, serranos, and brown chipotles. so I think the spice tinkering will work out. What I am working on is how they got this sweet cocoa note in the beer...almost gives it a mexican mole taste. I'm going to do a 5 gal partial mash version at home, and if it is decent, we'll dial it up all-grain on our 20 Gal rig with my buddies.
So here is my first crack recipe - I'd love critique.
Extract: 8lb Munich and 2lb pale LME
Specialty:
1 lb simpson crystal 60
1/2 lb chocolate wheat - for a bit of mouthfeel and some tang
1/4 lb pale choc
1/4 lb de-husked carafa III
Hops: 1 oz Haller (4.3%aa) at 60 min
(this beer has some bittering, but overall has a really low hop profile)
CA Ale yeast (WLP 001)
Looking for an OG of 1.080 to hit 7.5ABV at mid 70s attenuation
Thoughts or critique? And if you can get this beer, it is good in the bottle, great on cask. Cheers!