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Originally Posted by KCUnited
So I popped a 2017 BCBS last night and dropped in a chewable candy cane and tried to recap it with my homebrew capper. Should've known those BCBS bottles wouldn't take a standard cap, so I stuck a wine stopper in it and wrapped in press and seal. Poured today and the candy cane had completely dissolved into the beer. Aroma is big peppermint and the taste is of a boozy York peppermint patty. It lost a bit of carbonation, but still recommended if you have an extra BCBS to spare for science.
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So, fellas, I finally got around to trying this. I thought it turned out pretty well. I didn't find the chewable sticks that KCUnited used, but I found red bird brand chewable peppermints, so pretty much the same thing. I figured three of them equaled a single stick, so I went with that. I couldn t find our wine stopper, but luckily a boulevard cork shoved right in there. I letnit sit for a couple of hours, and the peppermint was dissolved when I poured it. There was a solid amount peppermint aroma and taste.
The wife wanted even more peppermint, so I dropped another two in her glass as she drank it. She said she enjoyed it more as those two peppermints started to dissolve.
However, she was drunk 3/4 of the way through the glass, so when I went to finish it for her, it was way to sweet with the added two peppermints being completely dissolved. Either way, we enjoyed. Thanks for the tip, KCUnited. Might try it again for her this weekend.