Misc addition
Ancho Chilli
Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.
- Type
- Spice
- Added at
- secondary
- Form
- solid
- Formula
- n/a
- Concentration
- sold as the pure compound
- Typical dose
- 2-4 pods per 20 L
- Timing
- Split, de-seeded and steeped in the conditioning beer, tasted daily until it is right.
Before you use it
De-seed and remove the pith, which is where nearly all the capsaicin sits, and toast the pods lightly first to wake the fruit up. Taste daily: chilli extraction is fast and does not stop.
Description
The dried poblano, and the mild end of the chilli range: raisin, plum and mild smoke with very little heat, which is what makes it the backbone of a Mexican-style imperial stout rather than its bite.