Mash Ingredients Puns

Hi guys, so I was thinking of trying out a pepper mash the next time I ferment some hot sauce. I was thinking of making a berry habanero sauce, and I wanted to know if I could include the chopped up berries in my pepper mash. Would that ruin it or have any weird side effects? I've never worked with a mash before.

I've got about 7-8 different grains, specialty malts, etc. left over from the past few batches. Probably about $50 worth. They're all milled, so have a limited shelf life at this point. Is it a terrible idea to throw them together and see what happens? It can't taste that bad, right...?

update: a sample of what I have includes Carafa I, CaraMunich II, CaraAroma, Dark Munich, oat and wheat adjuncts, and quite a bit of Vienna malt.

Hi everyone. First time fermenter here. I am wondering if there is a difference or tradeoffs in fermenting all ingredients together (peppers, garlic, fruit, etc.) compared to just creating a fermented pepper mash and adding the other ingredients when you blend.

Thanks.

I do the bootlegger missions, it apears on the screen that my mash ingredients' prices are lower but they are not

Or does it not make a difference at all, I will be using red potatoes with skins, also will be heating up the other ingredients before adding to the potatoes [Milk,butter,sour cream, garlic] Thanks for any tips

So, I didn't work on the bootleggers missions until after I took care of all the Plague Hearts. During the bit where Jon is supposed to get attacked by a plague zombie the game doesn't seem to spawn any in and I can't "save him" As such the mission stalls and I can't complete it.

Anyone know of any work arounds?

So I went to the nearby lhbs and picked up ingredients for a basic English Brown Ale.

£33 for Amber LME, "Medium" DME (recipe said amber, guy in store said medium was ok) 500g crystal malt (crushed) brown ale yeast, 100g willamete hops.

Does that seem like a good price?

I just need to get a stainless steel pot to brew in now. Anyone from the UK know a good source?

Can't wait to attempt this brew!

Aren't we still eating everything altogether both ways?

Edit: thanks for all the answers! :)

I've now brewed two batches that were originally all grain that were then converted to partial mash. Both recipes came out very watery, with no body or mouth feel, no head, and a slight chalky or metallic after taste. All of the preassembled kits I've made, the ciders, and the skeeter pee have turned out great and been very drinkable. I'm trying to figure out if this is something I'm doing wrong, or a recipe flaw. I'll post the recipe here and answer any questions about my process. As far as I know, I do a basic partial mash, the temps are good for the brew and fermentation.

I should note, this is one of the two recipes. I no longer have the recipe for first one I made, either all grain or partial mash, but the first one was a ginger hibiscus wheat beer where as this is a coconut brown ale. The taste of the two brews was shockingly similar which made me wonder what the hell was going on.

All Grain Version

• 11 lbs American Two-row Pale

• 1 lbs 8 oz Victory Malt

• 1 lb Briess Munich Malt

• 12 oz Chocolate Malt (US)

• 8 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine

• 60 min ¼ oz Warrior

• 45 min ¼ oz Millenium

• 10 min ½ oz Cascade

• 5 min ½ oz Willamette

• .5 lb toasted coconut to mash

• 1 lb toasted coconut to boil @ 15 min

• Yeast, Whitbread

Partial Mash Version

• 5 lbs Light DME

• 8 oz 2 Row Pale Malt

• 1 lb 8 oz Victory

• 12 oz Chocolate

• 8 oz Cara-Pils

• .25 oz Nugget (Couldn't get Warrior at the LHBS) @ 60 min

• .25 oz Columbus @ 45 min

• .5 oz Cascade @ 10 min

• .5 oz Willamette @ 5 min

• .5 lb toasted coconut to mash

• 1 lb toasted coconut to boil @ 15 min

• Yeast, Whitbread

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I have a $25 coupon for a kit from midwest (http://www.midwestsupplies.com/partial-mash-traditional-stout.html)

I want to up the chocolate flavor in the stout and get the smoothness of an oatmeal stout in there.

I was thinking about adding an extra pound of chocolate malt and a pound of flaked oats (or another type of oats). http://hopville.com/recipe/1640614 is what it would look like.

Would that be too much Chocolate malt? Would I be better off adding just .5# additional chocolate malt?

This will be my second homebrew, first partial mash.
Thanks.