Three Mile Ale
Not for the faint of heart, this HOT chili pepper infused APA is sure to cause a gastric meltdown. Better stock up on Tums...
Brewer: | Chris Ungvarsky | Email: | chris.ungvarsky@gmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Three Mile Ale | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 92 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.057 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 2 tsp gypsum and 1 TBS 5.2 Stabilizer added to mash, otherwise - tapwater. | |||||||
Grain: | 10 lb. American 2-row 6 oz. American crystal 80L 12 oz. American crystal 20L 4 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
153F for 60 minutes. Pull 1 gallon decoction and add to 1 gallon water. Once boiling, reintroduce to mash for mash-out of 160F for 10 minutes. Continuous sparge with 170F water til 7.5 gal in brewpot. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.042 | 7.5 gallons | |||||
1 tsp rehydrated Irish Moss last 15 minutes. | ||||||||
Hops: | .5 oz. Cascade (7.5% AA, 90 min.) .5 oz. Simcoe (12.2% AA, 90 min.) 1 oz. Nugget (12.2% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (7.5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Nugget (12.2% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Simcoe (aroma) .5 oz. Nugget (aroma) 6 oz. Smoked Jalapeno Peppers (aroma) 1 oz. Dehydrated Habanero Peppers (aroma) 4 oz. Dehydrated Super Chili Peppers (aroma) |
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Yeast: | White Labs 001 in a quart starter. | |||||||
Log: | Ferment at 65F for 10 days in primary. Rack to secondary, add .5 oz each Simcoe and Nugget hops, and 6 smoked Jalapeno peppers. Allow 7 days in secondary at 65F. Rack to keg and add 1 dehydrated Habanero and 4 dehydrated Super Chilis directly to the keg in a stainless teaball. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Force carbonate to 2.5 volumes | |||||||
Tasting: | Beer and nachos all in one!! |
Recipe posted 08/06/10.