Holy smokes batman!! Jalapeno ale too hot

[Gustavo]

Damn well me and my cousins have been trying to drink this AG Jalapeño ale I brewed, but it's just too damn spicey !!!!! Last time I brew that. Just thought I'd share. Mug

 

[Wolfhound180]

How may jalapeños did you use and when? What size batch? I have been thinking about brewing one but don't want it to be too crazy.

 

[spearko520]

make some limeade and make half and half's!

 

[chalmer9]

Jalapenos made a beer too hot...that's some shocking news there.

 

[thegerm]

cook with it

 

[Qhrumphf]

Hah. I love jalapeño beers. I love spicy in general. Earlier this week thanks to a swap I came into possession of a beer made with not only jalapeños, but also anaheim, serrano, fresno peppers, and then habanero and bhut jolokia (ghost chili) peppers. I'll be cracking it open tomorrow with a few daring souls. I doubt yours is all that spicy

 

[bleme]

It's an easy mistake. I also love Capsaicin. And I love beer. Who would have guessed they would be soooooo bad mixed together?

 

[Qhrumphf]

Well, I'd say that since the biological effect of capsaicin is a chemical burn in the mouth (and further down the digestive tract), you're essentially adding alcohol to a chemical burn. Amplifying the pain. There's a reason why they say to consume dairy to ease the pain and that using beer to cool it is a misnomer.

 

[KYB]

Well, I'd say that since the biological effect of capsaicin is a chemical burn in the mouth (and further down the digestive tract), you're essentially adding alcohol to a chemical burn. Amplifying the pain. There's a reason why they say to consume dairy to ease the pain and that using beer to cool it is a misnomer.

No, it's not. The reason for milk is because the capsaicin oil binds to the casein protein in milk, washing it away. It does not wash away with just water.

 

[thegerm]

capsacin doesn't actually chemically burn... it just triggers pain receptors. that has some secondary effects of causing your body to respond as if it were actually being harmed... but the effect is sort of like an auto-immune reaction, and not like an acid or caustic burn. it's a chemical specifically targeted at pain receptors in mammals. reptiles and birds can eat peppers and experience no pain whatsoever.

evolutionary conjecture says that this may be due to the presence of molars in mammals that destroy seeds, unlike in other animals.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Hmm...I knew about the affects of milk binding and neutralizing the capsaicin oils. I'd always understood that the oils caused a chemical burn, but apparently they don't do any actual cell damage, just bond with cell walls of nerves and simulate the sensation of a chemical burn without technically being a chemical burn. However, while I was incorrect about the cause of why alcohol makes it worse, I'm not wrong about the end result. Point is that alcohol exacerbates the heat.

 

[brewmaster89]

I have been planning to brew one of these and making it really spicy for cooking purposes only. That and a habanero one too. What was your recipe?

 

[coldrain]

Damn well me and my cousins have been trying to drink this AG Jalapeño ale I brewed, but it's just too damn spicey !!!!! Last time I brew that. Just thought I'd share. Mug

I made a Jalapeno Cream Ale lest year by "dry peppering" the keg with fresh sliced peppers in a hop bag. At first it was too hot, but the heat faded after a week or two. I would let yours age a bit to see if it mellows.

 

[ron,ar]

This is my recipe for an extract pepper beer. I have never had a problem with it being too spicy. Maybe you should remove the seed pods next time.
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Ron's PEPPER BEER 1/14/2011
Ingrediants
1 can (3.3lbs) Coopers Amber Ale hopped Liquid malt extract
1 lb amber Dry Malt Extract
1 lb honey
1/2 lb light brown sugar
12-14 Jalapeno sliced peppers, seeds in
6-8 whole chile peppers
1 pack Coopers Ale yeast
2 gallons of clean tap water or bottled spring water (for the boil)
2-1/2 gallons of bottled (to top off with)
2 or 3 bags of ice if you don't have a wort chiller
Add the peppers at about 30 minutes into the 60 minute boil. I put them in a hop bag. I always make this in April, have it ready for cinco de mayo :^)

 

[KYB]

Hmm...I knew about the affects of milk binding and neutralizing the capsaicin oils. I'd always understood that the oils caused a chemical burn, but apparently they don't do any actual cell damage, just bond with cell walls of nerves and simulate the sensation of a chemical burn without technically being a chemical burn. However, while I was incorrect about the cause of why alcohol makes it worse, I'm not wrong about the end result. Point is that alcohol exacerbates the heat.

No, since it's not an actual burn, alcohol does not exacerbate the pain. Technically it helps get rid of it (although not as effectively as milk). The capsaicin oil dissolves in alcohol, thus washing it away like milk. However, since beer is relatively low in alcohol, it will do little to help. Hard liquor would help get rid of it, but you'd get pretty wasted in the process.

 

[ciphin78]

Actually...the Capsaicin binds with the flux capacitor causing a temporal shift in the flavor receptors on the....what?

 

[Qhrumphf]

Capsaicin oil dissolves in alcohol, but isn't neutralized by it the same way that casein in milk neutralizes it. Once it's dissolved, it's then spread around the mouth meaning that parts of the mouth that hadn't come into contact would then come into contact. So consuming enough hard liquor would eventually remove it, but get you drunk in the process and increase the perceived burn in the mean time until either enough has washed away or the alcohol dulls your pain sensitivity.

 

[KYB]

Water may spread it around, but once it's dissolved in alcohol it will leave with the alcohol. So, a low abv beer may appear to just spread it around since it only has a small amount of alcohol. Point being, there is no chemical burn and alcohol does not technically exacerbate the heat. I'm done, and don't care about your future roundabout way of trying to seem like you were right.

To get back on topic, if done right, pepper beers can be fantastic. A local brewery has a great jalepeno smoked porter. They also have a version they added habaneros to which was fantastic. Spicy, but not overwhelming. It would be a great beer to pair with many foods. I didn't get a chance to ask how much they used. I have a sort of stout (for lack of better description - not near any style) I am about to add some serrano and poblano peppers to. I am going to start low and add to taste.

What is way too spicy to some might not be spicy at all to others. There's bound to be someone that likes that amount of heat, regardless of what it is.

 

[riored4v]

Hah. I love jalapeño beers. I love spicy in general. Earlier this week thanks to a swap I came into possession of a beer made with not only jalapeños, but also anaheim, serrano, fresno peppers, and then habanero and bhut jolokia (ghost chili) peppers. I'll be cracking it open tomorrow with a few daring souls. I doubt yours is all that spicy

You must be referring to Ghost Face Killah from Twisted Pine..??

 

[Qhrumphf]

You must be referring to Ghost Face Killah from Twisted Pine..??

That's the one.

 

[riored4v]

That's the one.

Had some at their brewery recently. Hot. Really effin hot.

Enjoy

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Too bad there are a whole lot of squarish states between you and I... I'd love to try it! hehe.

 

[hopsicle]

Add beer to V8 and consume.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

oooooo... a bloody beer... best idea I have heard about anything all day....

 

[rhamilton]

Damn well me and my cousins have been trying to drink this AG Jalapeño ale I brewed, but it's just too damn spicey !!!!! Last time I brew that. Just thought I'd share. Mug

Did you brew with the seeds in?

 

[D_Nyholm]

A brewery by me made a chocolate ancho chili stout and it was awesome. They made one keg of it and put 3 ancho chilies and 3 lbs of cocoa nibs in the cask and it was good. You could just detect the spice after you took a few sips. It was just enough that everyone could enjoy it and definitely not too hot. If you like hotter, I would say 1 or 2 more would have been perfect.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Had some at their brewery recently. Hot. Really effin hot.

Enjoy

Finally cracked it open with a couple friends. Not quite as potent as I anticipated, but yeah, still pretty hot. But at the same time, I thought it had a great flavor too. Remarkably....balanced....somehow. I'm impressed.

Too bad there are a whole lot of squarish states between you and I... I'd love to try it! hehe.

If you can get some, do it. I really liked it.

 

[BigBlueDog]

You must be referring to Ghost Face Killah from Twisted Pine..??

Yep, that one's pretty freakin' hot.

 

[jimmayhugh]

I'm having a similar problem with my Ole Mole Dark Chocolate Stout with Vanilla and Cayene, I'm gonna let it sit for a few months, and see if it mellows out..

 

[KingBrianI]

oooooo... a bloody beer... best idea I have heard about anything all day....

That's because I had not yet suggested the following idea.

Drop a shot glass of ranch dressing into the beer and chug!

On second thought...