John Laffler, cofounder of Chicago’s Off Color Brewing, shares this recipe for their chicha-inspired ale brewed with purple corn and Schinus molle berries, aka pink peppercorns.
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Brewed in collaboration with Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, this recipe was informed by archaeological finds—dating to more than 1,000 years ago—from the Wari people of southern Peru.
For much more about this traditional South American beer, see Style School: Get to Know Modern Chicha.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.044 (11°P)
FG: 1.010 (2.5°P)
IBUs: 8
ABV: 4.5%
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