Questions from a noob

Buona Fortuna

BeerNut wrote: »

I've done it straight and also with chillies. It finishes with a fair bit of residual sugar, presumably because I'm topping up with spraymalt, and that chocolate sweetness works brilliantly with the chillies.

Wow - brilliant I must give it a go.

So the Chillies are they fresh or dried? In at the start or added later?

BeerNut

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

So the Chillies are they fresh or dried? In at the start or added later?

Fresh, but frozen, quartered, boiled in a minimal amount of water to sanitise and then pitched in with the yeast.

Buona Fortuna

BeerNut - as ever - thanks very much

Hingo

I just made a RIS with Ancho Chillies (among other additions) in it, Anchos are mild enough but still pack a lot of flavour - just right for a beer. Would recommend them to go in during conditioning stage in the fermenter.

this also might help http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/wordpress/how-to-kit-hack-intermediate/

Lovely Bloke

be careful boiling chillies! I hacked that very kit with chillies back in the day, and it was like tear gas in my kitchen.

BeerNut

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

I hacked that very kit with chillies back in the day, and it was like tear gas in my kitchen.

Well, if you can't stand the heat...