tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post2809007200526023846..comments2023-10-07T17:13:54.773-07:00Comments on Ramblings of a Beer Runner: The Beer Experts Have Expressed Their Polite Silence on Habenero Chili StoutDerrick Petermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03965272125362046327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-52533390157353657512011-11-28T21:04:03.983-08:002011-11-28T21:04:03.983-08:00Overcame my education? Sour grapes? Or you're ...Overcame my education? Sour grapes? Or you're over confident now that Urban Meyer has decided he can turn around a corrupt program.<br /><br />As for your beer, I actually enjoyed it and thought the spice level was just right, but it was up against some stiff competition. I wonder what more time in the bottle will do.<br /><br />I'll let this be my parting words http://goo.gl/E0n8lSteckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603706344529465790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-62003053809824861122011-11-28T16:38:49.784-08:002011-11-28T16:38:49.784-08:00Your dry wit continues to entertain me. Sorry I mi...Your dry wit continues to entertain me. Sorry I missed out on the BABB meeting. What was the final %ABV of the beer? 5.5 lbs of DME, along with 1.5 lbs of molasses with a 90 minute boil tells me this will end up north of 7% or so. If you were looking for more "molé" character, I'd have cut back on the black patent, added some chocolate malt and flaked barley to your grain bill, and maybe added some vanilla bean in secondary along with the spices. <br /><br />Depending on the type of smokiness you're getting, that could also be a symptom of improper sanitation. Keep up the homebrewing, as you said, work through the kinks. Good luck!Peterhttp://www.betterbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.com