Comments on Ted's Homebrew Journal: Peppercorn Belgian Ale

I second Kevin's comment. I too was overwhelmed b...

2009-05-26T20:22:00.403-06:00

I second Kevin's comment. I too was overwhelmed by the Rye, I can only imagine the peppercorn is the same. BTW - I had the gigner brew, interesting flavor. It reminded me of iced tea.

I'm looking forward to trying your tripel and mine...

2009-05-26T14:02:18.253-06:00

I'm looking forward to trying your tripel and mine side by side. I did my dubbel Sunday, so I'll abe doing my tripel next weekend.

Kevin, I did push it a little bit here. We'll see....

2009-05-25T06:08:14.305-06:00

Kevin, I did push it a little bit here. We'll see.

Senor Brew, me neither. These one gallon batches are perfect for some experimentation. I highly doubt there will be any trace of the black peppercorns in the upcoming Tripel.

I haven't heard of anyone adding peppercorns to a ...

2009-05-23T22:15:28.720-06:00

I haven't heard of anyone adding peppercorns to a trippel. In my experience the peppery taste comes from the belgian yeast, not actual pepper.

Careful with those peppercorns! I had a Rye/Peppe...

2009-05-23T07:57:28.384-06:00

Careful with those peppercorns! I had a Rye/Peppercorn Ale a year ago (commercially produced), and the pepper was so overwhelming, I found it undrinkable. Thankfully, I had only bought one bottle.

I can stop by anytime for the keg. Brewing tomorrow, but off on Monday. That work for you?