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I can't help myself when making chili.

BTW, anybody where I can get some decent chili peppers? I'm low on supplies and I need my Tex-Mex!

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PS: Didn't see the Food board until I posted. No worries if any mods want to move it.

Where are you based? Our veg supplier has scotch bonnets that he grows himself. Seriously thinking of growing my own supply. Can't beat a good chilli.

I'm in Kinsale, Co. Cork.

I'd take some Scotch Bonnets for sure.

I'm also trying to get some dried peppers, New Mexico, Chilpotle, Guajillo, Ancho, etc. I found a couple of suppliers on Amazon but the shipping is prohibitive.

You're going to have to post the recipe now  :P

Here you go:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar3HJkoPyyD3dGZlLWNvMEpkaTFVZVo5cjU0TTFCLUE&usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar3HJkoPyyD3dGZlLWNvMEpkaTFVZVo5cjU0TTFCLUE&usp=sharing)

I should probably mention it's vegetarian. I can hear the boos already. I might tweak it a bit depending on how it tastes tomorrow, a cooling and reheating cycle always helps!

Jon

I need "permission" to view the link!

We won't start that vegetarian debate again  ??? I'd still like to see what's in this one, is it mostly beans?

(I moved this topic to "the food board")

Are you bottling or kegging it?

I updated the link above, it should work but you know how these things go.

I'm feeling a little ill now thinking of chili flowing out of my kegerator taps. Nasty.

It's a Miele induction hob. It does boil fast but you need ferromagnetic pans. I have a decent copper skillet and it's as good as a doorstop anymore. Luckily the 10 gallon MegaPot works!

I can see the recipe now  :) Thanks. That's some list of ingredients. I'll give it a shot sometime but I won't be using my keggle  :P

Used a 14l brew pot for a curry for a christening last year. Fed 20 people np with 5 litres of curry. Dead handy.

Are you bring some to Friday's tasting?

Sadly no. Although if we were doing a brew day...

Also discovered that the best wine with curry is champagne. Seriously. Maybe even better than beer. (Heresy I know!)

Not you ya eejit, raindogxx

Quote from: johnrm on October 30, 2014, 12:25:02 AM
Are you bring some to Friday's tasting?

Experiments in Methane Production by johnrm

I think I better save that for a brew day, a well ventilated brew day. :)

Quote from: raindogxx on October 30, 2014, 11:04:21 AM
Experiments in Methane Production by johnrm

Haha. He was asking for that.

Quote from: raindogxx on October 29, 2014, 06:22:49 PM
BTW, anybody where I can get some decent chili peppers? I'm low on supplies and I need my Tex-Mex!

I occasionally treat myself to a few packets of dried chillies from the UK's Cool Chile Co. I always get them from Fallon & Byrne (which is why they're an occasional treat!) but you can order online. Not sure what the postage costs are.

I love a mix of chillies: ancho, habanero and chipotle. With some fresh chillies too if i have some. I think the chipotle really makes it special.

OP, you could try these. I haven't ordered from them myself, but they have a nice range of stuff, if you're into your chillies:

http://www.mymexicanshop.ie/

Quote from: Bubbles on October 30, 2014, 01:49:07 PM
OP, you could try these. I haven't ordered from them myself, but they have a nice range of stuff, if you're into your chillies:

http://www.mymexicanshop.ie/

Thanks for pointing me to this. I've looked before but I couldn't find any vendors in Ireland. Shipping is 6 euro flat and free over 50 euro. I owe you a pint (or a bowl of chili!).

Let the restocking begin!

Jon

Quote from: mr hoppy on October 30, 2014, 12:34:12 PM

Quote from: raindogxx on October 30, 2014, 11:04:21 AM
Experiments in Methane Production by johnrm

Haha. He was asking for that.

Combined with a couple of my dodgy ales...

Explosive.  :o

Quote from: raindogxx on October 30, 2014, 02:58:02 PM

Quote from: Bubbles on October 30, 2014, 01:49:07 PM
OP, you could try these. I haven't ordered from them myself, but they have a nice range of stuff, if you're into your chillies:

http://www.mymexicanshop.ie/

Thanks for pointing me to this. I've looked before but I couldn't find any vendors in Ireland. Shipping is 6 euro flat and free over 50 euro. I owe you a pint (or a bowl of chili!).

Let the restocking begin!

Jon

No bother! No pint necessary, but I'm interested in how you make your chilli. It's a bit of a staple in our house, so I'm always looking at ways of improving how I do it.

One of my tips is to use mexican oregano, not the Mediterranean stuff. As you might know already, they taste completely different.

Might put in an order myself from that shop.

Plus 1 on my Mexican shop.. Great site

Grew some jalapeño and ring of fire this year and smoked a load for Chipotle. Would highly recommend it. Lovely stuff alltogther.

Quote from: Bubbles on October 30, 2014, 07:08:21 PM

Quote from: raindogxx on October 30, 2014, 02:58:02 PM

Quote from: Bubbles on October 30, 2014, 01:49:07 PM
OP, you could try these. I haven't ordered from them myself, but they have a nice range of stuff, if you're into your chillies:

http://www.mymexicanshop.ie/

Thanks for pointing me to this. I've looked before but I couldn't find any vendors in Ireland. Shipping is 6 euro flat and free over 50 euro. I owe you a pint (or a bowl of chili!).

Let the restocking begin!

Jon

No bother! No pint necessary, but I'm interested in how you make your chilli. It's a bit of a staple in our house, so I'm always looking at ways of improving how I do it.

One of my tips is to use mexican oregano, not the Mediterranean stuff. As you might know already, they taste completely different.

Might put in an order myself from that shop.

I updated the recipe with some more detail and tried to clean it up a bit, the format is a bit unorthodox. I love my spreadsheets. :)

Here it is if you missed it above:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar3HJkoPyyD3dGZlLWNvMEpkaTFVZVo5cjU0TTFCLUE&usp=sharing

Let me know if you have any questions or if the access is screwed up again.

Jon

Quote from: ronanp on October 30, 2014, 09:45:44 PM
Grew some jalapeño and ring of fire this year and smoked a load for Chipotle. Would highly recommend it. Lovely stuff alltogther.

I've been thinking about doing this myself. Did you grow them outside? Did you have many plants? I need to look into it more.

Grew them in a polytunnell, I would say i had around 15 plants between the jalapeño and ring of fire. Had planted some Hungarian wax but they failed to germenate. Kept them in pots as I moved house aftway through growing season. Next year i will probably plant a few less but plant them in the ground inside the pollytunnel and let them grow into bigger plants.

The only problem with them is they seam to attract every single green fly around. Which on the brightside is good as to can spot a build up and resond quickly before they move onto the tomatoes. A spray once a week with a garlic and soap solution seamed to keep on top of it this year.

Smoked them for around 7 or 8 hours in the BBQ, adding in a few hot coals and a fresh log  every now and them. Then finished them off, drying them in an oven bearly on till they flaked easily in your hands. Fantastic stuff in sauces and dips. Even a small amount had a big impact flavour wise in the chilli and not to hot as it was mainly jalapeño in the Chipotle.

I've got a bit of a spreadsheet fetish myself, but that.. is way out there dude! Highly organised! :)

Recipe looks great. I like the vinegar addition; I think my last attempt was missing some acidity.

I realise I'm posting to an old thread but I've currently got some dried mexican chillies I brought back from mexico this summer. From my own previous trials mexican chillies haven't done well for me in pots in a green house, even with 2 year old plants. I'd imagine a polytunnel might be better (root growth, humidity etc.)
I can post seeds if anyone's interested in giving them a go. I've currently got Ancho, Pasilla (smoked so may not germinate), Guajillo and Amarillo, all from Oaxaca

I'd be interested in chili seeds ohnidog. I'll PM postal address, thanks!

I'd be interested as well, so just send a few extra of each to johnrm, if you have them spare. Cheers.

Yes Boss.

No worries Taf, John is now my official distributor for the South West  ;)

Thanks Ohnidog, seeds arrived safe and sound. Top lad!

Good stuff! Don't forget to let me know how you get on with them

Looking forward to getting some seeds planted now.

any chance of some spare seeds ? i love growing chilis , even if we dont realy get enough sun , you can still get good results even on a window sill in a pot. also a little guano is great to give them a boost or some blood and bone that you have left over from your hops.

No worries hopapotamus, pm me your address and I'll stick some in an envelope for you.

They'll need to be kept at a constant 20°C or slightly above in order to germinate so I recommend starting them off in a propagator. Try and do this as early as possible in order to get them fruiting during June/July/August when we have the most sun.

To check their viability, I wrapped some of the seeds in wet tissues and put them in the hotpress about a week ago. So far the Costeño Amarillo and the Guajillo have germinated but still waiting  for signs of life from the Ancho Poblano and the Pasilla de Oaxaca. The Ancho's should germinate eventually but I'm not sure about the Pasilla de Oaxaca since they're smoked and it depends on how hot a smoking they got. I'll throw in some Cascabel as well but I haven't checked their viability yet.

I've carved the seeds into 4 lots.
Me, Taf, Hopa and a spare. I can take care of these if that suits.

Oh right, didn't realise hopapotamus was down your neck of the woods John

Well ya, but miiiiles away. I'll post then to him tomorrow.

Do you have my address John?

I'll send the same pigeon as last time.