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[wengared]

I know people brew beers with peppers in them, I've got some hickory smoked jalepeno peppers i'm thinking about putting in a wheat beer, what i need are some guidelines on amount of peppers and how long in (secondary)? for a 5 gallon batch.also is this a beer to age or drink quickly?

[pods8]

I don't have advice on making it but Rogue makes a chipolte ale if you are looking to try it before attempting to create it.

[wengared]

I don't have advice on making it but Rogue makes a chipolte ale if you are looking to try it before attempting to create it.

I'll put it on my list to try and find when i'm in St. louis tomorrow. thanks

[Bearphin]

Ive have several different pepper beers but would have no clue how much to add. If you experiment, I would start low. Think of an amount and then cut it in half, especially if you use a pepper with high levels of OC (the burning ingredient).

[djinkc]

Never done it but always considering it. I would think a porter or one of the higher OG Scottish ales would be a winner.They might blow a wheat beer right out of the water depending on how hot the jalepenos were. I still have some pickled ones from last years stunted plants - damn near, no they are, the hottest I've ever grown.

Edited by dj in kc, 06 April 2009 - 05:36 PM.

[Michael]

I wanted to do a chipotle beer until I tried the one from Rogue. It was interesting, but seemed like more of a novelty.

[DrunkenPanther]

I have had some peppered beers in the past that I have liked.....thought about brewing some, but could never really come to do it. Only because, although I liked it, I liked only one. Not like I could sit and drink a few of them.

[Stout_fan]

I had a 5 gal cornie of JPA and added 5 jalapenos green and 5 roasted all de-seeded and diced. I did a Vodka extraction/sterilization and threw the whole mess in a muslin bag (with marble) like dry hopping.Then I put it in my lagering fridge to get it cold prior to beergunning the cornie.hehe...Froze half of it.FWIW: The alcohol wasn't the only thing concentrated. :devil:TASTY!!!!!

[weave]

A fairly new micro east of me was at a beer fest I attended recently. The had a kolsh(ish) ale that was flavored with Jalepenos and Anehiems. It was the best beer at the event. Lots of pepper flavor and a nice, but not overbearing, heat to it. I asked the brewer how it was made. He could not (would not?) quote pepper amounts because he said it varied with pepper heat from lot to lot. He also said he added the peppers at the boil and in no other part of the process.This beer had a great pepper nose and good pepper flavor and well balanced heat. If I ever attempt a pepper beer, I am going with peppers in the boil after tasting this beer.See this review Beer Advocate Profile