Chipotle Red Cream Ale

This recipe is courtesy of Tyler. It’s a cream ale with chipotle and specialty grains, and won first place at the 2012 Hoboken Chili Cookoff & Homebrew Competition. The spice makes for a very unique flavor.

Recipe Details
Batch SizeBoil TimeIBUSRMEst. OGEst. FGABV
5 gal60 min28.5 IBUs11.3 SRM1.048 SG1.008 SG5.2 %
Style Details
NameCat.OG RangeFG RangeIBUSRMCarbABV
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer21 A1.03 – 1.111.005 – 1.0250 – 705 – 502 – 32.5 – 12 %
Fermentables
NameAmount%
Pale Malt (2 Row) US7 lbs75.68
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 60L0.75 lbs8.11
Honey Malt0.75 lbs8.11
Victory Malt0.5 lbs5.41
Biscuit Malt0.25 lbs2.7
Hops
NameAmountTimeUseFormAlpha %
Cluster1 oz60 minBoilPellet7
Miscs
NameAmountTimeUseType
Chipotle4.00 Items0 minBoilSpice
Yeast
NameLabAttenuationTemperature
American Ale (1056)Wyeast Labs75%60°F – 72°F
Notes

First Place, Hoboken Chili Cook-off and Homebrew Competition (2012).