The Blood of Acan

Cocoa, Coffee, Cayenne & Vanilla

by Matt Drew

Cocoa powder, coffee, cayenne pepper and vanilla combine in this high gravity brew that whispers rich and spicy nothings into your ear. DONE, son!

Recipe Details

Scaled down so you can brew your own 5 gallon batch

Special ingredients

4oz Coffee @ Secondary
1oz Vanilla @ Secondary
1.0oz Cayenne Pepper @ Secondary
4oz Cocoa Powder @ Boil

Yeast

WLP007

Malt bill

.5lb blackprinz
.5lb roasted barley
1.5lbs victory
1.5lbs crisp Amber malt
.5lb midnight wheat
8lbs Ashburne mild malt

Boil time

60

Hop regimen

Colombus @ 60 (20 IBU)
hallertau @ 30 (15 IBU)
2oz hallertau @ whirlpool

Gravity

15.5P/2.5P

IBU

35

ABV

7%