mrmekon
Well-Known Member
I have a few dehydrated Bhut Jolokia peppers (ghost chile). I haven't tried one yet. But I was thinking a cool way to try it and pass it off on my friends (with warning, of course) would be a 1-gallon test brew. I have the ingredients on hand to make a basic extract sweet stout, and I'm thinking of adding cocoa powder and a chile to that.
I couldn't find any cases of anyone making ghost chile or habanero beer, just jalepenos and a few less spicy peppers. I was thinking of rehydrating about a third of a pepper in hot water then dropping it into the primary for a few days. I'm shooting for noticeable spice, but still capable of consuming. Hopefully the stout will be sweet and bitter enough to provide some balance.
Recipe:
Steep 10 oz crystal 60, 10 oz chocolate malt
12 oz light DME (60 min)
4 oz light DME (5 min)
0.2 oz cluster (60 min)
0.25 oz fuggles (5 min)
2 oz (?) cocoa powder in primary
? oz bhut jolokia pepper in primary (3 days)
bottle harvested yeast from something... maybe a Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch
Brewtarget estimates OG 1.054 (boil 1.041), FG 1.013, ABV 5.4, IBU 26.5, and pitch black.
Also, I might want the FG higher than that... what's the best way to do that? I could use more DME, but I don't really need the additional alcohol.
Suggestions, comments, and insults are welcome.
I couldn't find any cases of anyone making ghost chile or habanero beer, just jalepenos and a few less spicy peppers. I was thinking of rehydrating about a third of a pepper in hot water then dropping it into the primary for a few days. I'm shooting for noticeable spice, but still capable of consuming. Hopefully the stout will be sweet and bitter enough to provide some balance.
Recipe:
Steep 10 oz crystal 60, 10 oz chocolate malt
12 oz light DME (60 min)
4 oz light DME (5 min)
0.2 oz cluster (60 min)
0.25 oz fuggles (5 min)
2 oz (?) cocoa powder in primary
? oz bhut jolokia pepper in primary (3 days)
bottle harvested yeast from something... maybe a Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch
Brewtarget estimates OG 1.054 (boil 1.041), FG 1.013, ABV 5.4, IBU 26.5, and pitch black.
Also, I might want the FG higher than that... what's the best way to do that? I could use more DME, but I don't really need the additional alcohol.
Suggestions, comments, and insults are welcome.