homebrewer_99
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I made a JAL last week. I used 10 oz of jalapeno peppers (sliced and de-seeded).
I sampled the brew after recording the gravity while racking to the secondary.
While the beer tasted good there was no heat and the pepper tasted "green", like a bell pepper tastes. I don't like bell peppers.
Quick thinking lead me to slice up a medium/large pepper (the ENTIRE pepper) and boil it for 5 mins in 1.5 C water. WORD OF WARNING: DO NOT INHALE THE STEAM COMING FROM THE PAN!!! Man, that hurts the nostrils! Must have looked the way a dog reacts when you blow up his nose...snorting and shaking my head...
I ended up with 1.25 C of jalapeno pepper tea. (The tea was a pale green like the smilie color ). I took a small amount, less than 1/2 tsp of "tea" and tasted it. Man, HOT!! Muy caliente!! And NO green flavor. Great!
Anywho, I added it to my secondary while racking.
I'll keep you informed of the progress/results.
I sampled the brew after recording the gravity while racking to the secondary.
While the beer tasted good there was no heat and the pepper tasted "green", like a bell pepper tastes. I don't like bell peppers.
Quick thinking lead me to slice up a medium/large pepper (the ENTIRE pepper) and boil it for 5 mins in 1.5 C water. WORD OF WARNING: DO NOT INHALE THE STEAM COMING FROM THE PAN!!! Man, that hurts the nostrils! Must have looked the way a dog reacts when you blow up his nose...snorting and shaking my head...
I ended up with 1.25 C of jalapeno pepper tea. (The tea was a pale green like the smilie color ). I took a small amount, less than 1/2 tsp of "tea" and tasted it. Man, HOT!! Muy caliente!! And NO green flavor. Great!
Anywho, I added it to my secondary while racking.
I'll keep you informed of the progress/results.