It’s starting to get pretty darn cold out there. So we thought we should share one of our favorite Hot Chili Beer recipes to help heat things up.
One of the biggest ongoing debates in the world of home brewers when it comes to chili beers is when you should add the chili peppers to your beer. Some suggest that you add chili peppers directly to the boil, but chilli added this early might not impart the desired amount of flavor to your beer. Others will advise you to add chili peppers as though you were “dry spicing” your beer either in your secondary fermenter, or even directly to your keg or bottles. Everyone has their own personal preferences, but we recommend adding any chili peppers to your beer when you pitch your yeast for a good balance of flavors.
One of the biggest ongoing debates in the world of home brewers when it comes to chili beers is when you should add the chili peppers to your beer. Some suggest that you add chili peppers directly to the boil, but chilli added this early might not impart the desired amount of flavor to your beer. Others will advise you to add chili peppers as though you were “dry spicing” your beer either in your secondary fermenter, or even directly to your keg or bottles. Everyone has their own personal preferences, but we recommend adding any chili peppers to your beer when you pitch your yeast for a good balance of flavors.
Ingredients
* 1/2 lb Crystal Malt
* 1 Can of Light Malt Extract Syrup 3.3 lb
* 1 Can Amber Malt Extract Syrup 3.3 lb
* 2.5 lb Honey
* 2 oz Cascade Hops (5.5 AAU)
* Approx. 1 lb Dried Trinidad Scorpion Chili Peppers
You should be able to acquire all of these ingredients for less than $20 at a home brewing supply store.
You can switch out the honey for more malt extract if you want a beer with a higher gravity, and you can substitute Trinidad Scorpion chili peppers for any other sort of chilli pepper
* 1/2 lb Crystal Malt
* 1 Can of Light Malt Extract Syrup 3.3 lb
* 1 Can Amber Malt Extract Syrup 3.3 lb
* 2.5 lb Honey
* 2 oz Cascade Hops (5.5 AAU)
* Approx. 1 lb Dried Trinidad Scorpion Chili Peppers
You should be able to acquire all of these ingredients for less than $20 at a home brewing supply store.
You can switch out the honey for more malt extract if you want a beer with a higher gravity, and you can substitute Trinidad Scorpion chili peppers for any other sort of chilli pepper
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Procedure:
Steep the Crystal Malt in a boiling pot of water until the boil is about to start.
Then remove the pot from the heat and add the malt extract, honey, and hops. Boil for one hour. Rehydrate the chili peppers by adding them to warm water for 10-15 minutes(keeping the water).
Add the wort and chili peppers(with chili water) to cold water in a fermenter to bring the total volume up to 5 gallons.
Then let the wort cool to 70 degrees F, pitch your yeast and let ferment for a week.
Bottle or keg when fermentation is finished
Procedure:
Steep the Crystal Malt in a boiling pot of water until the boil is about to start.
Then remove the pot from the heat and add the malt extract, honey, and hops. Boil for one hour. Rehydrate the chili peppers by adding them to warm water for 10-15 minutes(keeping the water).
Add the wort and chili peppers(with chili water) to cold water in a fermenter to bring the total volume up to 5 gallons.
Then let the wort cool to 70 degrees F, pitch your yeast and let ferment for a week.
Bottle or keg when fermentation is finished
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