Gringo Cerveza Popcorn Ale
Brewed: 3/28/2018 Kegged: 4/21/2018
For quite some time, I thought it might be fun to do a jalapeno beer. My buddy "CrazyBrody" has a recipe 44 Fire in the hole that inspired me to actually make my own recipe. Yes, I stole quite a bit of it from him.I've used the name "Gringo Cerveza" before, and at one point even had plans to upgrade it to a partial mash recipe. The original was more of a weak APA, and although I enjoyed it at the time, I have plenty of great pale ale recipes now. This one is a "lawn-mower" type cream ale with a low-alcohol content (low for me, anyway). The jalapenos come through nicely in a lightish-bodied beer I think.
My first attempt was a 5-gallon batch split in two. Half had jalapenos added after primary fermentation. The other half had no jalapenos.
This was my first all-grain BIAB brew day. For more on BIAB, follow this link.
On my second batch I decided to try using popcorn instead of flaked corn. I got the idea from Sun King Brewery's PopCorn Pilsner which I heard about on the Brewing Network. I talked about the impression that interview had on me on my blog post Popcorn Beer #HomeBrew.
For more on my blog about Gringo Cerveza: http://blog.ericshepard.com/search/label/Gringo
I also blogged about my first time with popcorn at The Homebrew Academy. See Popcorn Jalapeño Cream Ale and Jalapeños in the Popcorn.
| Gringo Cervesa --- Batch 3 |
| Style | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Batch Size | 6.50 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 8.81 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 75.00 | Boil Time | 90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.045 SG | Estimated FG | 1.013 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 23.6 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 4.3 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.520 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 5.0 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.043 | Measured FG: | 1.012 | ||||
| ADF: | 72 | Measured ABV: | 4.1 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 lbs 8.0 oz | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 80.0 % |
| 14.0 oz | Corn, Popped (1.3 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 8.2 % |
| 12.0 oz | Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 7.1 % |
| 4.0 oz | Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 2.4 % |
| 0.500 oz | Magnum [12.70 %] - First Wort 90.0 min | Hop | 5 | 23.6 IBUs |
| 4.0 oz | Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) | Sugar | 6 | 2.4 % |
| 1.2 pkg | SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) [25.00 ml] | Yeast | 7 | - |
| 6.00 Items | Jalapeno Peppers (Secondary 3.0 days) | Flavor | 8 | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 12.97 qt of water at 168.2 F | 156.0 F | 45 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(2.41gal, 4.40gal) of 168.0 F water
Brew as directed.
Ferment at 65 degrees for at least 4 days.
Optional: Cut up Jalapenos, soak in vodka, put in hop sack(s), and then add to one fermenter.
Optional: Leave Jalapenos in the fermentor for 4 days and then remove.
Force carbonate in keg.
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.038 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (8.81 gal) | |||
| Actual Mash Efficiency | Pitch Temp | 64 | ||||
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| Day 1: Going strong 64 | ||||||
| Day 3: Going strong 64 | ||||||
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