I took fhe carboy out of the fridge. My downstairs temp is constant at about 63 degrees and it is very happy wort. I have been leaving out for 2 days and back in fridge for 3. I used 2 smack packs in the start
I have my carboy in my kegerator and it is set at 48 degrees...doesn't seem like mutch action at all...I used wyeast 2206 and it say to keep it between 46-52 degrees. I took it out for a couple of hours this weekend and it really started percolating the airlock, so I know it is not stuck. It...
Turned out dark but not super dark...a little lighter than a stout. tastes great going into carboy! chocolaty very spicy and floral. we shall see in about 4 weeks.
We to be completely honest I just like brewing high gravity beers. Most pepper beers I have had are usually atleats 7% abv. I figured the dme was a bit overkill. I do want it a bit darker...if this turns out good I think I will definitely go with lme. Or just all grain it :)
im using wyeast 2206 yeast that tops out about 9%. yes I do want it spicy. It should turn out like a mexican mole sauce type of taste that is why i want to use more jalepeno, plus as i like the heat of habanero is good i think the flavor of the pepper will be overpowering. I just like the...
Time to ease off the training wheels and do a partial mash. Plush I'm going to do a unique recipe: Smoked Pepper Chocolate Bock!
2lb Munich Malt
1lb Caramel Munic
8oz chocolate Malt
3lb Dark DME
3lb Amber DME
.5 hallertauer
.5 hallertauer
.5 Spalt (finishing)
2lb Brown Sugar...
Well i kegged the cider already....final gravity .097 from o.g. 1.15 BOOM 23%
It was so dry it was almost completely undrinkable....so I Back sweetened it with 3 cans of tree top concentrate and made it perfect.
it is scary drinkable now...it is called MIND ERASER CIDER...and one glass is...