Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout Extract Recipe Kit

  • Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout Extract Recipe Kit
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout Extract Recipe Kit

SKU B11930

PRICE AS CONFIGURED:

$49.99

Price Per BOTTLE: $1.04

Product Details

Perhaps the best hot chocolate recipe there is, Mexican hot chocolate is a pleasure to behold. Rich chocolate flavors, a creamy body, and hints of cinnamon and chile pepper are a sure match for beer. Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout hits all of these flavor notes and then some by combining this classic recipe with a moderately roasty stout base. You will find all of the flavors of decadent Mexican hot chocolate, but receive an extra flavor burst of an American-style stout. ¡Salud!

Brewing Notes:

  • Style: Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
  • Fermentation Range: 60-72°F
  • Original Gravity: 1.059
  • SRM: 35
  • IBU: 45
  • ABV: 5.2%

Tasting Notes:

  • Aroma: Prominent aromas of cinnamon, chocolate with moderate roast and medium-low pepper spice. Slight notes of dark caramel with no hop aroma.
  • Appearance: Opaque jet black color with a loose tan head that dissipates rather quickly.
  • Flavor: Cinnamon, chocolate and mild pepper spice layered in with rich malty notes and hints of caramel and roast.
  • Mouthfeel: Medium-full bodied with substantial creaminess and a long finish.

 

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Additional Information

SKU

B11930

Beer Color Dark
Original Gravity

1.059

Total Time to Make 6 weeks
Regional Style USA
Alcohol Content Medium
Yield 5 Gallons
Beer Style Fruit or Spice Beer, Stout
Fermentation Type Ale
Beer Recipe Kit Instructions Click here for recipe kit instructions

Notes from Brad, Northern Brewer Head Brewer:

“After a recent experience sipping an authentic (and delicious!) Mexican hot chocolate, I knew right away that these flavors needed to be utilized in a beer. After a handful of test brews, I was satisfied with the results. Cinnamon, lactose, cacao nibs, and chiles de Arbol are added to what is essentially an American stout, transforming it into something much more decadent. The lactose adds a smooth creaminess, the cinnamon is apparent but not overwhelming, cacao nibs offer up a rich chocolate flavor, and the de Arbol chilies add yet another dimension with a mild heat on the finish. The base beer is a pretty standard American style stout, with a jet black color, firm bitterness, and a moderate roast quality - nothing too fancy to get in the way of the real stars of the show.

When brewing this beer, sanitation is key. The lactose and cinnamon sticks are added directly to the boil, so no issues there, but the cacao nibs and chiles are added to the fermentor as a dry hop addition would be. To ensure that the cacao nibs and chiles are sanitary before being added to the new beer, soaking them overnight in a high-proof neutral spirit (such as vodka) will not only aid in sanitation, but the alcohol will also help to draw the flavors out of the nibs and chiles. Once soaked overnight, simply add the entire mixture directly into the beer - don’t decant off the alcohol! Letting the beer rest for a week after this addition and before packaging will ensure the flavors are fully infused.”

Customer Reviews

Based on 6 reviews
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(4)
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Gary R.
Read the reviews before you brew

Have to admit that I am glad that I read the reviews first, I cut back on the peppers to 1/3 of an ounce. It's in the bottles aging now as we speak so I can't say to how well it age or how that will effect the overall flavor of the beer. But loved the taste when I sampled it prior to bottling. Spicy for sure, but I want a beer that everyone will enjoy and not have it be something that people dump it due to being to spicy. I'll get more daring going forward.

N
Nihilist
Patience, grasshopper.

This is a unique, flavorful stout. Initially, when you think it's taste testing time, the pepper is overwhelming, but when left in the bottles for at least six months, the spiciness is knocked way back and the stout comes forth. The hint of chocolate is a nice after taste. Don't listen to the naysayers who are the kind of people to dump out five gallons of homebrew. As a New Mexican well versed in pepper flavors, I say job well done with this recipe crafting. And like all good stouts, don't drink it too cold, low 50s is a good temperature.

D
DOT-4
great test of secondary additions

I haven't brewed this yet. but it will be the second, secondary fermintation flavor addition I have done, just follow the directions for sanitizing the additives ( My experinence don't use Everclear, try something less gasoline flavored like Vodka) I think this will be well liked around Christmass !

A
Andre W.
An unusual and tasty brew

I decided to brew this kit because it just sounded interesting, and that proved to be true. I just cracked open the first bottle day before yesterday and it did not disappoint. I followed all the instructions, including not transferring to a secondary fermentor (which I have never done before) and I am pleased with the results. The cinnamon added to the brew towards the end of the boil adds just a hint of cinnamon, but it’s really the chile peppers and cocoa nibs added after primary fermentation is done that have the biggest flavor impact. I would compare the ‘heat level’ to a medium-hot salsa. There are notes of coffee and toast / roasted grain in the first sips and the cocoa flavor is subtle but definite in the finish. There is a very persistent head on the pour. If you don’t like spicy, you could just reduce the chiles or not steep them for as long (I did 2 weeks).

J
Jim C.
Fantastic Kit

This is a bold beer with a great taste. I would highly suggest going with the recipe in the original kit of 1 oz. of peppers. The new recipe is dumbed down to 1/4 oz. for the unadventurous. This beer is not for those that like bland and boring.

Customer Reviews

Based on 6 reviews
67%
(4)
17%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
17%
(1)
G
Gary R.
Read the reviews before you brew

Have to admit that I am glad that I read the reviews first, I cut back on the peppers to 1/3 of an ounce. It's in the bottles aging now as we speak so I can't say to how well it age or how that will effect the overall flavor of the beer. But loved the taste when I sampled it prior to bottling. Spicy for sure, but I want a beer that everyone will enjoy and not have it be something that people dump it due to being to spicy. I'll get more daring going forward.

N
Nihilist
Patience, grasshopper.

This is a unique, flavorful stout. Initially, when you think it's taste testing time, the pepper is overwhelming, but when left in the bottles for at least six months, the spiciness is knocked way back and the stout comes forth. The hint of chocolate is a nice after taste. Don't listen to the naysayers who are the kind of people to dump out five gallons of homebrew. As a New Mexican well versed in pepper flavors, I say job well done with this recipe crafting. And like all good stouts, don't drink it too cold, low 50s is a good temperature.

D
DOT-4
great test of secondary additions

I haven't brewed this yet. but it will be the second, secondary fermintation flavor addition I have done, just follow the directions for sanitizing the additives ( My experinence don't use Everclear, try something less gasoline flavored like Vodka) I think this will be well liked around Christmass !

A
Andre W.
An unusual and tasty brew

I decided to brew this kit because it just sounded interesting, and that proved to be true. I just cracked open the first bottle day before yesterday and it did not disappoint. I followed all the instructions, including not transferring to a secondary fermentor (which I have never done before) and I am pleased with the results. The cinnamon added to the brew towards the end of the boil adds just a hint of cinnamon, but it’s really the chile peppers and cocoa nibs added after primary fermentation is done that have the biggest flavor impact. I would compare the ‘heat level’ to a medium-hot salsa. There are notes of coffee and toast / roasted grain in the first sips and the cocoa flavor is subtle but definite in the finish. There is a very persistent head on the pour. If you don’t like spicy, you could just reduce the chiles or not steep them for as long (I did 2 weeks).

J
Jim C.
Fantastic Kit

This is a bold beer with a great taste. I would highly suggest going with the recipe in the original kit of 1 oz. of peppers. The new recipe is dumbed down to 1/4 oz. for the unadventurous. This beer is not for those that like bland and boring.