Emma's Chipotle Honey Brown Ale

So after much pondering I decided to brew the following beer for the Hope for Emma Fundraiser and Jack of All Brews Club Brew off.  I'm not much of a Brown Ale man, as to me they're a very boring beer most of the time.  I decided to spice this one up and really try something out of the box.

The inspiration for this beer, actually came from a club meeting at our Jack of All Brews presidents (Eric Wentling) house.  As this meeting was winding down I got to talking with Eric about Meads and how I was thinking of trying one.  After a lengthy and eductional conversationa on the subject of Meads, Eric broke out a mead he had in his fridge for me to try.  This particular mead was a Chipotle Mead.  I had one sip and I was in heaven.  It tasted like something I would glaze a brisket in and smoke it all day.  A tiny tingle of heat with a great smokey flavor followed up by sweetness.  Extremely tasty!

When considering what to do with my Emma's Brown Ale, this Mead came to mind.  If I could meld the slight spiciness and smokiness of Chipotles and the sweetness of Honey with the malty backbone of a Brown Ale, I may have something pretty damn tasty in the end.  So that was my goal, to brew a Chipolte Honey Brown Ale.  Below is the recipe I came up with.  I boosted the Grain bill to give it a little more kick.  I figured that this may be pretty overwhelming beer and one may not be able to drink more than a couple in a sitting so I might as well get the alcohol percentage up a bit.

Emma's Chipotle Honey Brown

American Brown Ale

 

Type: All Grain	Date: 12/19/2010
Batch Size: 10.00 gal	Brewer: Brady Brew
Boil Size: 11.00 gal	Asst Brewer: Ken Finley
Boil Time: 60 min	Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0	Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 12.60 lb Amber Liquid Extract (12.5 SRM) Extract 48.65 % 7.75 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 29.92 % 2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 7.72 % 1.00 lb Pale Chocolate Malt (120.0 SRM) Grain 3.86 % 0.30 lb Caraaroma (130.0 SRM) Grain 1.16 % 0.25 lb Peat Smoked Malt (2.8 SRM) Grain 0.97 % 2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 13.8 IBU 2.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] (60 min) Hops 17.1 IBU 2.00 oz Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] (5 min) Hops 3.3 IBU 2.00 items Chipotle Pepper (Secondary 4.0 days) Misc 3.00 items Chipotle Pepper (Boil 10.0 min) Misc 2.00 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 7.72 % 1 Pkgs London Ale (Wyeast Labs #1028) [Starter 500 ml] Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.076 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.070 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.62 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 7.32 %
Bitterness: 34.2 IBU	Calories: 316 cal/pint
Est Color: 21.7 SRM	Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge	Total Grain Weight: 11.30 lb
Sparge Water: 8.82 gal	Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F	TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp 45 min Mash In Add 14.13 qt of water at 170.5 F 158.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar	Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 7.6 oz	Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F	Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F
Notes
racked to secondary after 10 days and added chipotle pepper. beer tasted good with a minor hint of heat to it on the back of your tongue, but nothing overwhelming. needed alittle smokey ness to it to tie it all together.
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