Cocoa Mole Clone
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 8/29/2012

Batch Size: 6.00 gal

 Brewer: Mike Young
Boil Size: 6.80 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (8 gal) and Cooler (48 qt)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 37.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 78.00
Taste Notes:
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
15.00 lb Pale Malt - Rahr (3.5 SRM) Grain 83.33 %
1.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 9.72 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2.78 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (400.0 SRM) Grain 2.78 %
0.25 lb Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 1.39 %
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 30.1 IBU
0.50 tsp Cinnamon (Boil 0.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Ancho Chile (dry) (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
3.00 items Chipotle Pepper (Dried) (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
4.00 oz Cocoa Powder (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Safale American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.084 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.084 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.020 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.69 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 8.38 %
Bitterness: 30.1 IBU Calories: 387 cal/pint
Est Color: 30.4 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 18.00 lb
Sparge Water: 2.96 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, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 24.00 qt of water at 169.7 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: Kegged (Forced CO2) Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 10.2 PSI Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 38.0 F Age for: 21.0 days
Storage Temperature: 60.0 F  
 

Notes
Chilies Chopped (Ancho .38oz, Chipotles .36 oz)

From New Belgium:
22 Plato
Pale, C80, Chocolate, Dark Chocolate
Cocoa, Cinnamon, Peppers (ancho, guajillo, chipotle)
4 dried chipotle peppers - flameout (remove seeds, Source: http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=73868 and http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=52235 )

Cinnamon - Added tincture of 1TB cinnamon & 100ml vodka since the spice wasn't coming out as much as I would like.

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