Hot Side Aeration - Pepper Beer

Category Specialty Beer
Subcategory Specialty Beer
Recipe Type All Grain
Batch Size 5.00 gal
Volume Boiled 6.00 gal
Mash Efficiency 82 %
Total Grain/Extract 12.50 lbs
Total Hops 1.8 oz
Calories (12 fl. oz.) 229.7
Cost to Brew $40.38 (USD)
Cost per Bottle (12 fl. oz.) $0.76 (USD)
9.00 lbs American 2-row
1.00 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils
2.50 lbs American Caramel 10°L
0.5 oz Chinook (Whole, 9.6 %AA) boiled 35 min.
0.2 oz Chinook (Whole, 9.6 %AA) boiled 20 min.
0.5 oz Willamette (Whole, 6.9 %AA) boiled 5 min.
0.5 oz Willamette (Whole, 6.9 %AA) boiled 1 min.
0.12 lb. Cayenne Peppers (fresh, medium sized) (not included in calculations)
0.38 lb. Jalapeno Peppers (fresh, medium sized) (not included in calculations)
0.12 lb. Hungarian Yellow Peppers (fresh, medium) (not included in calculations)
Yeast : Wyeast 2565 Kolsch Yeast

Execute all-grain mashing as traditional (165 deg, etc.). Add hops per schedule. Now on to the peppers. Of the 3 peppers I use, the order of heat is Cayenne, Jalapeno, and Hungarian. The Hungarian peppers look like yellow elongated bell peppers and are very mild in heat and flavor. Use approximately 75% of the peppers during the brewing process..using all of the cayenne and hungarian, and about 1/2 of the jalapeno. You can slice or rip apart the peppers. Ripping them apart releases more oils than cutting the peppers (don't rub your eyes!!!). Add the peppers in the last 3 minutes of the boil. Save the boiled peppers and (now that they are sanitized) place them into the primary. When transfering to the secondary ferment, slice/rip up the remaining jalapeno peppers, boil them in about 3 cups of water then add them to the secondary. Enjoy!!
Predicted Specialty Beer Compliance
Original Gravity 1.069 1.026 - 1.120 100 %
Terminal Gravity 1.017 0.995 - 1.035 100 %
Color 9.80 °SRM 1.00 - 50.00 °SRM 100 %
Bitterness 18.1 IBU 0.00 - 100.00 IBU 100 %
Alcohol (%volume) 6.8 % 2.50 - 14.50 % 100 %
100 % overall

Apparent Real
Original Extract 16.75 °Plato 16.75 °Plato
Attenuation 74.5 % 60.2 %
Extract 4.27 °Plato 6.66 °Plato

% Weight % Volume
Alcohol 5.3 % 6.8 %

Weight
(lbs) Gravity Points Color
(MCU)
American 2-row

9.00 (72.0%)
250.2 (72.7%)
16.2 (33.1%)
Belgian Cara-Pils

1.00 (8.0%)
26.2 (7.6%)
7.8 (15.9%)
American Caramel 10°L

2.50 (20.0%)
67.5 (19.6%)
25.0 (51.0%)
Variety %Alpha
Acid Weight
(oz) Boil
(minutes) Formula %Utilization
@ 1.057 IBU Average IBU
Chinook (Whole) 9.6 0.5 35 BeerTools 18.4 13.2 13.2
Chinook (Whole) 9.6 0.2 20 BeerTools 10.1 3.6 3.6
Willamette (Whole) 6.9 0.5 5 BeerTools 2.1 1.1 1.1
Willamette (Whole) 6.9 0.5 1 BeerTools 0.4 0.2 0.2
Total IBU 18.1