This is a gift for my GF, she is a psychopath for extremely spicing things, she will add tablespoons of Reaper powder to a serving of food. The heat is supposed to be the main flavor here with the fruitiness of the two chosen peppers and the white chocolate secondary.
I am a new brewer and am looking for advise on my recipe, should have asked before starting but I got over excited to start.
I’m not sure if I should add something and/or change my pacing to create the best flavor profile.
I will sample it when I’m adding the syrup to get the flavor and sweetness right but chances are after that I will be unable to sample it do to my own intolerance to such heats.
Done already:
Rehydrated 5 Carolina Reapers
Oven roasted 5 Carolina Reapers
Shredded 5 Carolina Reapers in a food processor
Bocheted 4lbs of Kirkland wildflower honey and the shredded Reapers for 1.5 hrs
Added 1 gallon of water
Added honey till SG was around 1.14
Added 2.5g Lalvin 1118
1tsp nutrients
1tsp energizer
Plan:
In secondary:
Add Torani white chocolate syrup (to flavor)
Backsweeten if needed after adding syrup
Add in another 5 roasted shredded Reapers
Let sit for 1 month:
Rack over and add in 5 roasted shredded Dragons Breath peppers
Let sit until November:
Filter out all pepper parts by siphoning into a bucket lined with a brewing bag
Siphon back into glass carboy
Let sit until December:
Bottle
I am a new brewer and am looking for advise on my recipe, should have asked before starting but I got over excited to start.
I’m not sure if I should add something and/or change my pacing to create the best flavor profile.
I will sample it when I’m adding the syrup to get the flavor and sweetness right but chances are after that I will be unable to sample it do to my own intolerance to such heats.
Done already:
Rehydrated 5 Carolina Reapers
Oven roasted 5 Carolina Reapers
Shredded 5 Carolina Reapers in a food processor
Bocheted 4lbs of Kirkland wildflower honey and the shredded Reapers for 1.5 hrs
Added 1 gallon of water
Added honey till SG was around 1.14
Added 2.5g Lalvin 1118
1tsp nutrients
1tsp energizer
Plan:
In secondary:
Add Torani white chocolate syrup (to flavor)
Backsweeten if needed after adding syrup
Add in another 5 roasted shredded Reapers
Let sit for 1 month:
Rack over and add in 5 roasted shredded Dragons Breath peppers
Let sit until November:
Filter out all pepper parts by siphoning into a bucket lined with a brewing bag
Siphon back into glass carboy
Let sit until December:
Bottle
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