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I did indeed use priming sugar. This was a partial mash as I can’t handle a full load with stronger beers. 6 lbs of Golden Light LME and 1/4 lb of DME with 12 lbs of grain. The mash temp was 155*. The OG was targeted to be 1.113 but was observed at 1.109. All of the beer was bottled. The 6er...

For my 100th beer I wanted to do a barleywine. At the time I figured I wanted it to be wine strength and was looking to hit 12% ABV. I emailed Fermentis about alcohol tolerance and was told US-05 (I keep this yeast going as I found it does a little better than the WLP-001 I was using) could...

Time seems to be our friend here. Nothing hardly acrid at all. Needs more heat, more carbonation, and a lighter starting color.

Late update: Initially I felt there wasn’t as much as the distinct smoke flavor I was looking for, though it is a bit smoky, and my first thought was to increase the time smoked, but I also sometimes feel I get this barely perceptible somewhat acrid taste, and I'm wondering if I’m at the...

It was suggested to me by Denny on another forum that my beer could just have unfermentable wort. I didn’t have yeast to test this and bought Lallemand CBC-1 cask yeast that stated it could handle 12%. I let it go for a few days and checked it and it hasn’t changed. So I’m wondering where that...

That sounds great! Unfortunately the ladies of the house, especially the tiny one, doesn’t like much spice so I’d probably be in big trouble if I used the popper with peppers, but then I’d get all of the popcorn during the movies!

Like you I dry some peppers (jalapeños with serranos) and grind it to powder. Goes great on popcorn or if you ran out of peppers, and I also dehydrate them for backpacking trips. Never thought to use them in beer.

How do you feel dry peppering vs the extract compares as far as heat and flavor?

Have you ever tried liquor to make an extract?

No stir plate. I use a whisk to aerate the wort and ferment it for most of that time at 65* in my chamber.

Mind going into detail about what you do and how much heat that is?

I’m not sure really. But I don’t find serranos or Thai chili’s any hotter than a jalapeño. And I usually use 12-14 jalapeños (half roasted and in the boil where they don’t add so much heat and the rest as an extract which do) in my jalapeño blonde. When I made my first habanero strong ale I...

Hmmmm... I’m not sure if we’re on the same page or not. Let me explain. My jars of saved yeast have maybe an eight of an inch of yeast. They hold less than a pint and are wide as they are tall. It’s what I collect from the extra pint starters when I make them (1.5 qts using 6 oz of DME). I...

Crazy! I had no idea that could happen. The Scoville chart didn’t do me any favors when I made my first habanero strong ale, and it doesn’t seem accurate when I eat serranos or Thai chili’s vs jalapeños. They each seem equally hot, but then I’m taking a bigger bite of the jalapeño. What...

The fellow who responded from Fermentis told me with nutrient it should handle 12% and some more, otherwise it has a tolerance of 9-9.5%. If this doesn’t work would it be better to buy a yeast that can handle it? Otherwise I’m thinking I can’t bottle this and therefor wasted this barleywine...

I made a barleywine 3 weeks ago. I just realized I forgot to add the yeast nutrient. Checked my FG and am at 1.042 with a target of 1.021, though my OG was 3 points low. I made a 2qt starter with 8 oz of US-05 I keep. Is there any reason not to make a small (1 qt) starter and add the nutrient...

I make a jalapeño blonde, an oak/mesquite smoked jalapeño light brown, and a habanero strong ale. I’ve yet to create a recipe for serranos, but was thinking of something like a porter. But what of ghost peppers now that I found some in my grocery store? And how many would you use in a 5.25 gal...

I’m surprised you find it bitter.

Is the aroma while brewing a good indicator of what to expect? Despite only have 1/4 lb of Midnight Wheat to help darken it it had a mild roasty smell. The smoky smell was subdued.

Campfire beer might just be what I’m looking for!