Pepper Beers

• Das Drinkenstein Fireworks beer (2gal)

  6 cups (2 lbs) Amber DME

  1/2 cup Crystal malt

  1 oz Cascades hops

  1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (in boil)

  2 jalapeno peppers, sliced (in 1st ferment)

  yeast from #4 (1/2 bottle w/ sediment)

  3/4 cup cane sugar (priming)

  O.G. 1.040

  7/6 racked 1.023 added 1 lb cane sugar. vigorous activity & foaming

  7/8 bottled 1.015 (not meaningful due to addition of sugar)

  Rating: c- d- F- H--- t++

  From Eric Chris Garrison

• Jalapeno Creme Ale (JCA)
  From:Brad Ralph (barlrpc@pionet.net)

  Ingredients:

  6.6 lbs light malt extract

  1/2 lb Carapils Dextrine (Roasting is optional)

  1 oz Cascade bittering hops (4.4% is what my bag says)

  1/2 oz Cascade aroma hops (Yep still 4.4%)

  2 to 3 dozen Fresh Jalapeno Peppers (you do the slicing)

  Dry ale yeast of your choice

  If you have extra cash send it to me - don't spend it on liquid yeast

  This is a basic beer for perpetual inventory. Once you've brewed and tasted this - you will not want to be without - Ever! Yes some of your wimpier friends will say "Its too hot" but hey who wants to hang out with wimpy friends anyway? So..take the plunge...Its why you started homebrewing in the first place! To make something unique - and GREAT.

  Now everyone seems to brew a little bit differently so here's hoow I do it in case you care.

  Slowly bring 2.75 gallons of water to boil while steeping the carapils (usually 25 - 30 minutes). Remove the grains prior to boil. Move to lower heat to stir in the malt...Return to higher heat and bring to low rolling boil...Add bittering hops. Maintain low rolling boil for 40 minutes...Add aroma hops and diced Jalapeno's and boil 5 more minutes. Move to cooling tank for 20 minutes. Fill fermenter with 2 1/2 gallons cold water...Add wort & pitch yeast. 7 days in primary and 7 days in secondary. If you get cold feet move to the secondary after 4 days instead of 7. Don't transfer any peppers into the secondary. Use one cup of corn sugar when bottling...Very very drinkable after 7 days in the bottle. Maybe you just get used to it but it seems to me to get milder over time.

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