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Based on Brown Ale in Calagione "Extreme Brewing" Start with Extreme Brewing basic brown recipe or maybe include some more extreme twists (2 other recipes in book). • steep this https://www.morebeer.com/products/briess-cherrywood-smoked-malt.html -- this should provide enough bacon-meatiness aroma and flavor. • This maple smoked bacon syrup also exists, but that might be overdoing it a bit: https://www.morebeer.com/products/cascade-beer-candi-syrup-maple-smoked-bacon.html • At flame out https://www.morebeer.com/products/cascade-beer-candi-syrup-chipotle-pepper.html • used Grandma's Robust Molasses • If want more spice, can always add some ground chile de arbol, but unlikely. • 4 fresh New Mexico Hatch Chiles (1-2.5K Scoville, vs Anaheim 500-1K) grilled or roasted, chopped, added to secondary. 3/27/2016 BREW DAY 3/26 Pitched yeast. OG 1.057 4/3 SG 1.016 Put in to secondary. Grilled 4 green chiles till scorched. Chopped and placed in grain bag in beer. 4/8 Removed chilies. 4/10 SG 1.016 I guess it's done. Didn't fully finish. In the future, either build a big starter or use double yeast. Could add a voracious finishing yeast. 5.4% ABV 192kCal/12oz. Aroma is magnificent! Massive roasted chile tickles the nose. Just like when they came off the grill. Decent upfront spice that doesn't hurt. I'm surprised though just how much spice 4 green chiles contributed. (Green chile, aka Anaheim.) Maybe good that it didn't fully ferment. Sugars balance the spice. Dark brown. Thick rich mouthfeel. Will be great once it mellows and clarifies. Not getting any smokiness from maple smoked malt. I might make a pint or so of strong tea and add to taste. 4/22 Make tea of 1.5 oz cherry smoked malt and 20 fl oz water. Although, confession, it's a very coarse mill. Steep 15 min. Boil 5 min. Tested some blends. Even 0.5 tsp in 1 oz was hardly noticeable, but then I've been huffing this smoked malt tea the past 30 minutes. That'd scale up to 50-odd fl oz to 5 gallons, but I only have less than 20 fl oz. Oh well. My nose it probably off and hopefully it'll turn out with just the right amount of smoke. 4/30 16 12 oz bottles. 4 bombers. Kegged rest. Used sugar cubes for bottles.