My chile beer is too spicy, can it be fixed?

JesseRYC · Jan 30, 2011

Hello fellow homebrew talkers, I have recently made a chipotle chile beer. When I racked it into the keg, the hydrometer sample I took tasted way too spicy. Is there anyone out there who has had this problem in the past? Is there any way to dull down the spiciness or is it a lost cause?

boostsr20 · Jan 30, 2011

Blend it with something else. Spicy stouts are good.

Fastmetal · Jan 30, 2011

Nope, you are hosed. Send it to me and I will dispose of it for you.

Berock · Jan 30, 2011

It will go good in chili. Or you could cook some really bland food and drink the beer for additional flavor. Or just mix it with other beers when you drink it. What about opening a couple and making a glaze and reducing and serving with steaks. Sounds like it could be fun to find uses for it.

INWarner413 · Jan 30, 2011

How many chipotles did you put in it? I'm toying with the idea of doing a similar beer soon and am curious "how much is too much".

Revvy · Jan 30, 2011

TIIIIIIIMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEE is on your side.

It will mellow with age. I've made quite a few. The flavor fades.

JesseRYC · Jan 30, 2011

INWarner413 said:
How many chipotles did you put in it? I'm toying with the idea of doing a similar beer soon and am curious "how much is too much".

I started with 4 oz of the whole dried peppers and then took out the seeds and veins to reduce the amount of heat they would give off. Ended up with 2.57 oz.

jef179 · Jan 31, 2011

revvy speaks the truth, my cocoa stout with habenero became much easier to drink as the months passed

AnonyBrew · Jan 31, 2011

I'm in the blending camp on this one. Brew the same beer again without the chipotles & play with a blending ratio that suits your tastes.

ReverseApacheMaster · Jan 31, 2011

I would blend.

MetallHed · Jan 31, 2011

Wait. Age that bish.

Put the keg away and try it in a couple of months.

And btw.. you're in AZ, why the hell would you want anything hot!? Don't you get enough of that stuff in summer?

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