Initially I was helped by a fellow on another forum making a jalapeño beer. It began as a cream ale but became a blonde (Smokin' Hot Blonde) over time.
I was told to roast the jalapenos at 350* for 30 mins and slice them thin, using half at the end of the boil and making an extract in vodka with the other half to use as a "dry pepper" addition.
It has been worked up to what a few of us feel is about perfect. But I just had to know what the boil vs the dry pepper did.
All at 14 mins in the boil had a faint taste with a little bit of spice that kicks in as you go (nothing over the top). But there's about no aroma.
Today I'm trying #2 and I find a fair amount of aroma and flavor along with a bit of spice (1/3 of the way through though).
So neither is all that great. But to be fair I had to put of brew days and placed the jalapenos in the freezer. After thawing them they were quite mushy and lacked the nice smell of raw jalapenos after slicing. Maybe this effected them terribly.
I'm not sure if I'll do this again to see or just keep going as I have.
Now to work on a Serrano and habanero beer...
I was told to roast the jalapenos at 350* for 30 mins and slice them thin, using half at the end of the boil and making an extract in vodka with the other half to use as a "dry pepper" addition.
It has been worked up to what a few of us feel is about perfect. But I just had to know what the boil vs the dry pepper did.
All at 14 mins in the boil had a faint taste with a little bit of spice that kicks in as you go (nothing over the top). But there's about no aroma.
Today I'm trying #2 and I find a fair amount of aroma and flavor along with a bit of spice (1/3 of the way through though).
So neither is all that great. But to be fair I had to put of brew days and placed the jalapenos in the freezer. After thawing them they were quite mushy and lacked the nice smell of raw jalapenos after slicing. Maybe this effected them terribly.
I'm not sure if I'll do this again to see or just keep going as I have.
Now to work on a Serrano and habanero beer...