Pepper Pale Ale

Taylor Talkington: ~
Tags: pale ale

This was my first attempt at adding anything during fermentation. I added about 1/3 of a lb of chopped habaneros and a sliced up beet after primary fermentation. It was too spicy to even try to drink! It was also bright red from the beet.


Beer Info

Name Pepper Pale Ale
Style American Pale Ale
Est. OG 1.056
Est. FG 1.014
Est. ABV 5.5%
Volume 2.75 gallons
Boil Length 75 minutes
Est. IBUs
Est. Color

Results

Actual OG 1.063
Actual FG 1.011
Actual ABV 6.8%
Packaged On 2016-02-17
Carbonation 2.35 oz sugar

Fermentables

% Name Color Amount
Pale (US) 5.5 lbs
Candi Sugar (Light) 8 oz

Mash

Step Type Time Target Strike Amount
1 Infusion 60 153F 164F 7 qts

Boil

Time Name Amount AA% IBUs
75 Candi Sugar (Light) 8 oz
75 Kent Golding 0.78 oz
15 Fuggle 0.35 oz
10 Irish Moss 0.25 tsp - -

Fermentation Steps

Step Time Temp
Primary 10 Days 68F

Fermentation Ingredients

Name Step Amount
US-05 Primary 1 Pkg

Notes