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Principia Discordia => Discordian Recipes => Topic started by: Triple Zero on June 12, 2011, 03:41:08 PM

Title: Weapon X
Post by: Triple Zero on June 12, 2011, 03:41:08 PM
ITT, Richter will post his recipe for the medium-strength version of Weapon X, which is delicious. It's like a strong herb bitter, with additional hotness exactly calibrated so that at first you feel the alcohol burning on your tongue, then the pepper takes over without a glitch, so it's like alcohol that never stops burning!!! :D
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Doktor Howl on August 29, 2011, 07:47:36 PM
Apparently, he's keeping it a secret.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Disco Pickle on August 29, 2011, 07:52:54 PM
I am already extremely disappointed at the current and foreseeable lack of SNIKT! ITT.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Triple Zero on August 29, 2011, 08:23:21 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 29, 2011, 07:47:36 PM
Apparently, he's keeping it a secret.

Most I know about it is, a variation on an existing herb bitter liqueur recipe involving vanilla and Everclear, with the addition of X amount of ghost chillies.*

Given this information I could of course experiment myself (though I'd have to substitute Everclear for Stroh-Rum-80, for lack of access to consumer-grade ethanol), but especially the medium variety was balanced extremely well, so I kind of hope he can still recollect the ingredients and amounts.

* writing this down for the sake of SCIENTIFIC HISTORY
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on August 29, 2011, 09:09:07 PM
Quote from: Disco Pickle on August 29, 2011, 07:52:54 PM
I am already extremely disappointed at the current and foreseeable lack of SNIKT! ITT.


This shit would make Wolverine spit fire.

For serious.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Disco Pickle on August 29, 2011, 09:24:20 PM
Quote from: Luna on August 29, 2011, 09:09:07 PM
Quote from: Disco Pickle on August 29, 2011, 07:52:54 PM
I am already extremely disappointed at the current and foreseeable lack of SNIKT! ITT.


This shit would make Wolverine spit fire.

For serious.

It's a testament to how much of a Marvel dork I am that I just had a nerdgasm over the idea of a bastard love child between X-23 and Lockheed.

Space dragon love.  The love that dare not breathe it's name.

Ok, derail over.  We now return to your hot fire recipe, hopefully soon to be in progress.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on August 30, 2011, 01:32:37 AM
Fuck.  I just saw this thread.  Let me do some digging.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on August 30, 2011, 01:41:15 AM
Krupnikas:

OK, here we go.

Ingedients:

1 bottle Everclear, 750 ml  (You can also use vodka.  If you wanted, and like the burning sensation of alcoholism less than I do.)
2 tsp caraway seeds
10 whole cloves
4 Sticks cinamon
2 whole vanilla beans
2 pieces yellow ginger (or 2 tsp. Tumeric)
2 pieces white ginger (feel free to double this. at least.  We usually use a good 3-4 cm long chunk)
10 cardamom seeds cracked open
1/2 a nutmeg nut crushed
3 strips orange rind (just skin a whole one.)
3 strips lemon rind (just skin a whole one.)
1 pinch saffron (for color. optional)
4 cups water
2 lbs. honey
1-3 chinese dried hot peppers (optional, for more heat. The versions Tripple Zero and Torte tried had this.)

Procedure:
1. combine all spices and 4 cups water. Boil until it's reduced down to 2 cups
2. put the honey into a pot (same as the spice or different, whatever), and CAREFULLY heat it until it just starts to simmer or boil. As it boils, a white foam will develop. Skim it off an discard. DO this for 5-10 min., or until not much new foam is coming up. Don't sweat it if it's never totally done.
3. add the boiled down spice-water to the honey, mix well over VERY low heat.
4. CAREFULLY add the everclear to the still warm spice water + honey mix. I'm serious, there is mad science BOOM potential here. Take it off heat and away from potential ignition sources first, or you'll discover you're playing with sweet spicy napalm.
5. Once combined, heat on VERY low heat for 10-15 min covered. DO not even let it simmer, you'll just loose alcohol.
6. Remove from heat and let sit overnight, covered, then pour into bottles / jars / whatever.
7. Crap will settle out of it. After 2 weeks, pour off the clarified liquor, and filter the crap through coffee filters. Put back in bottles and let it settle again. Repeat filtering until it's clear of all crap.
8. Leave it alone for awhile to age.  After a month it will be ready. Time will make it better and more mellow, even after all the sediment crap is removed. It should be VERY clear. 6 month old stuff is what you had of mine. 1 year old stuff is suppose to be the nectar of the gods, if you can leave it alone that long...
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: East Coast Hustle on August 30, 2011, 01:43:51 AM
Epic. I'm making a batch of this next time I'm home.

Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on August 30, 2011, 01:54:47 AM
Thanks dude.

I forgot one thing, because I am a dumbass.  That's just regular krupnikas.  Adding the chinese hot pepper, or other hot pepper (just one) kicks it up to a spicy liquor.  Kind of like the "Fireball" sweet cinnamon stuff.

To make the "Weapon X"  my buddy Fergus and I soaked 5 Ghost chilies in everclear for half an hour, ran them through a food processor, seeds and all, and then threw them into the mix.  This makes it more akin to drinking a shot of riot control juice.  His wife will never leave us unsupervised again.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on August 30, 2011, 02:28:14 AM
I still say we need to make a pot of chili with this stuff. Start with a few shots, a bottle of Guiness, some onions, head(s) of garlic, a pound of black beans, a pound of kidney beans and whatever spices we see fit.

If we want to add meat-bacon, ham, sliced-up pork chops, steak, ground beef...all of it would probably only contribute to the deliciously blasphemous result awaiting us.

Hmm. Does anyone have a really good recipe for cornbread to go with this? Or should we just cook up some rice as a side?
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on August 30, 2011, 02:29:32 AM
Labor day IS this weekend...
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on August 30, 2011, 02:38:47 AM
Quote from: Richter on August 30, 2011, 02:29:32 AM
Labor day IS this weekend...

Oooh, good point. Where would we want to assemble? If we're feeling ambitious, maybe Luna and I could combine this endeavor with the Blasphemous Desserts event. If not, chili freezes well and you could always pull it out to terrify unsuspecting visitors. Or send it to Freeky as an exchange for her vindaloo (which I'm still upset that I missed by a few hours) back when Dok visited the Northeast.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on August 30, 2011, 02:40:07 AM
A FEW shots?  Start with ONE shot, considering the damage done by one shot in curry this weekend.

I can handle basic cornbread, and this weekend suits me just fine. 
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on August 30, 2011, 02:52:30 AM
Quote from: Luna on August 30, 2011, 02:40:07 AM
A FEW shots?  Start with ONE shot, considering the damage done by one shot in curry this weekend.

I can handle basic cornbread, and this weekend suits me just fine. 

Only one? Where's your sense of adventure? (I'll be disappointed if you tell me it's lodged somewhere in the Providence sewers along with your dignity). We're not going to be fit for human company the next day, which is exactly why we'll find an IHOP and torture the locals with our overindulgence. We might as well go whole hog is this endeavor.

The sad thing is, the only cornbread recipes I have are ones I find online, so if nobody volunteers a tried-and-true family recipe I'd be tempted to make some rice and call it a day in terms of creating a complete protein.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on August 30, 2011, 02:59:37 AM
Quote from: leln on August 30, 2011, 02:52:30 AM
Quote from: Luna on August 30, 2011, 02:40:07 AM
A FEW shots?  Start with ONE shot, considering the damage done by one shot in curry this weekend.

I can handle basic cornbread, and this weekend suits me just fine. 

Only one? Where's your sense of adventure? (I'll be disappointed if you tell me it's lodged somewhere in the Providence sewers along with your dignity). We're not going to be fit for human company the next day, which is exactly why we'll find an IHOP and torture the locals with our overindulgence. We might as well go whole hog is this endeavor.

The sad thing is, the only cornbread recipes I have are ones I find online, so if nobody volunteers a tried-and-true family recipe I'd be tempted to make some rice and call it a day in terms of creating a complete protein.

It's possible it's lodged somewhere in the Providence sewers along with some of my intestines...  Though I seem to have pretty much recovered.  I'll let the cooks decide.

Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on August 30, 2011, 03:04:06 AM
Quote from: Luna on August 30, 2011, 02:59:37 AM
Quote from: leln on August 30, 2011, 02:52:30 AM
Quote from: Luna on August 30, 2011, 02:40:07 AM
A FEW shots?  Start with ONE shot, considering the damage done by one shot in curry this weekend.

I can handle basic cornbread, and this weekend suits me just fine. 

Only one? Where's your sense of adventure? (I'll be disappointed if you tell me it's lodged somewhere in the Providence sewers along with your dignity). We're not going to be fit for human company the next day, which is exactly why we'll find an IHOP and torture the locals with our overindulgence. We might as well go whole hog is this endeavor.

The sad thing is, the only cornbread recipes I have are ones I find online, so if nobody volunteers a tried-and-true family recipe I'd be tempted to make some rice and call it a day in terms of creating a complete protein.

It's possible it's lodged somewhere in the Providence sewers along with some of my intestines...  Though I seem to have pretty much recovered.  I'll let the cooks decide.



IF my geometry hasn't failed me, mine passed clear through the bowl and into the Punjabi joint next door.

That'll be some SPECIAL paneer today!
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on August 30, 2011, 03:05:19 AM
Quote from: Richter on August 30, 2011, 03:04:06 AM
Quote from: Luna on August 30, 2011, 02:59:37 AM
Quote from: leln on August 30, 2011, 02:52:30 AM
Quote from: Luna on August 30, 2011, 02:40:07 AM
A FEW shots?  Start with ONE shot, considering the damage done by one shot in curry this weekend.

I can handle basic cornbread, and this weekend suits me just fine. 

Only one? Where's your sense of adventure? (I'll be disappointed if you tell me it's lodged somewhere in the Providence sewers along with your dignity). We're not going to be fit for human company the next day, which is exactly why we'll find an IHOP and torture the locals with our overindulgence. We might as well go whole hog is this endeavor.

The sad thing is, the only cornbread recipes I have are ones I find online, so if nobody volunteers a tried-and-true family recipe I'd be tempted to make some rice and call it a day in terms of creating a complete protein.

It's possible it's lodged somewhere in the Providence sewers along with some of my intestines...  Though I seem to have pretty much recovered.  I'll let the cooks decide.



IF my geometry hasn't failed me, mine passed clear through the bowl and into the Punjabi joint next door.

That'll be some SPECIAL paneer today!

Oh, THAT explains it!  It wasn't sirens I was hearing downtown, today, it was the shrieks from THERE...
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: East Coast Hustle on August 30, 2011, 03:50:13 AM
Quote from: leln on August 30, 2011, 02:28:14 AM
I still say we need to make a pot of chili with this stuff. Start with a few shots, a bottle of Guiness, some onions, head(s) of garlic, a pound of black beans, a pound of kidney beans and whatever spices we see fit.

If we want to add meat-bacon, ham, sliced-up pork chops, steak, ground beef...all of it would probably only contribute to the deliciously blasphemous result awaiting us.

Hmm. Does anyone have a really good recipe for cornbread to go with this? Or should we just cook up some rice as a side?

THERE ARE NO BEANS IN CHILI :argh!:
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on August 30, 2011, 08:54:12 AM
Quote from: Fuck You One-Eye on August 30, 2011, 03:50:13 AM
Quote from: leln on August 30, 2011, 02:28:14 AM
I still say we need to make a pot of chili with this stuff. Start with a few shots, a bottle of Guiness, some onions, head(s) of garlic, a pound of black beans, a pound of kidney beans and whatever spices we see fit.

If we want to add meat-bacon, ham, sliced-up pork chops, steak, ground beef...all of it would probably only contribute to the deliciously blasphemous result awaiting us.

Hmm. Does anyone have a really good recipe for cornbread to go with this? Or should we just cook up some rice as a side?

THERE ARE NO BEANS IN CHILI :argh!:

I know, but I like putting them there.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Triple Zero on August 30, 2011, 08:37:42 PM
whooooo! thanks a lot Richter!

Now to quest for finding all the ingredients.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on September 03, 2011, 08:38:32 PM
TOMORROW:  Weapon X Chili

3 Meats
2 Boozes (Weapons x and Stout)
1 Kind of Bean (::Picks up a can in the supermarket:: "Hola negroes.  What? Did I say something wrong?"

Survivors?
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on September 04, 2011, 02:10:49 AM
Quote from: Richter on September 03, 2011, 08:38:32 PM
TOMORROW:  Weapon X Chili

3 Meats
2 Boozes (Weapons x and Stout)
1 Kind of Bean (::Picks up a can in the supermarket:: "Hola negroes.  What? Did I say something wrong?"

Survivors?

TBH,  I don't care about the survival rate as long as the attendees last long enough to consume the three batches of brownies I made this afternoon. It's been an exercise in willpower not to do quality tests, and if any of these chocolaty fuckers come home with me as leftovers I will demand blood as recompense.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on September 04, 2011, 04:37:36 AM
OH don't worry about that.  We have more volunteers for testing attendinf  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on September 04, 2011, 09:28:01 AM
Quote from: leln on September 04, 2011, 02:10:49 AM
Quote from: Richter on September 03, 2011, 08:38:32 PM
TOMORROW:  Weapon X Chili

3 Meats
2 Boozes (Weapons x and Stout)
1 Kind of Bean (::Picks up a can in the supermarket:: "Hola negroes.  What? Did I say something wrong?"

Survivors?

TBH,  I don't care about the survival rate as long as the attendees last long enough to consume the three batches of brownies I made this afternoon. It's been an exercise in willpower not to do quality tests, and if any of these chocolaty fuckers come home with me as leftovers I will demand blood as recompense.

THREE batches?   :D  We gotta eat three batches of brownies, AND my cake?

Oh, is gonna be a good day...
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on September 04, 2011, 12:52:35 PM
Quote from: Luna on September 04, 2011, 09:28:01 AM
Quote from: leln on September 04, 2011, 02:10:49 AM
Quote from: Richter on September 03, 2011, 08:38:32 PM
TOMORROW:  Weapon X Chili

3 Meats
2 Boozes (Weapons x and Stout)
1 Kind of Bean (::Picks up a can in the supermarket:: "Hola negroes.  What? Did I say something wrong?"

Survivors?

TBH,  I don't care about the survival rate as long as the attendees last long enough to consume the three batches of brownies I made this afternoon. It's been an exercise in willpower not to do quality tests, and if any of these chocolaty fuckers come home with me as leftovers I will demand blood as recompense.

THREE batches?   :D  We gotta eat three batches of brownies, AND my cake?

Oh, is gonna be a good day...

You made cake? That's it, we're all going to die and it's going to be glorious.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on September 04, 2011, 01:52:07 PM
Quote from: leln on September 04, 2011, 12:52:35 PM
Quote from: Luna on September 04, 2011, 09:28:01 AM
Quote from: leln on September 04, 2011, 02:10:49 AM
Quote from: Richter on September 03, 2011, 08:38:32 PM
TOMORROW:  Weapon X Chili

3 Meats
2 Boozes (Weapons x and Stout)
1 Kind of Bean (::Picks up a can in the supermarket:: "Hola negroes.  What? Did I say something wrong?"

Survivors?

TBH,  I don't care about the survival rate as long as the attendees last long enough to consume the three batches of brownies I made this afternoon. It's been an exercise in willpower not to do quality tests, and if any of these chocolaty fuckers come home with me as leftovers I will demand blood as recompense.

THREE batches?   :D  We gotta eat three batches of brownies, AND my cake?

Oh, is gonna be a good day...

You made cake? That's it, we're all going to die and it's going to be glorious.

Since you made chocolate overload brownies, I made spice cake.

If nobody explodes, I will be DEEPLY disappointed.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Suu on September 04, 2011, 02:40:17 PM
I am so fucking glad I'm 80 miles from Providence, right now.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on September 05, 2011, 01:47:39 AM
For the record...

The mushroom cloud spotted over the city of Providence this afternoon was the direct result of adding four full shots of Weapon X to the chili.

May all the gods have mercy on our souls.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on September 05, 2011, 03:29:49 AM
Quote from: Luna on September 05, 2011, 01:47:39 AM
For the record...

The mushroom cloud spotted over the city of Providence this afternoon was the direct result of adding four full shots of Weapon X to the chili.

May all the gods have mercy on our souls.

As far as I'm concerned the consequences will be worth it, even if I did have to take a shot of Weapon X before Richter would let me call him a wuss for making a plain batch of chili to placate the squeamish. That pot was later incorporated into the true chili because we all agreed that the stuff tasted better when nobody was fucking around. Dammit, just thinking about it makes me hungry again  :argh!:.

Have I mentioned that most of the food I consumed prior to the event was high-fiber, high-protein and low fat? If you wake up and New England is mysteriously gone, it's probably my fault.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Dimocritus on September 05, 2011, 03:09:26 PM
Damn, that chilli was close to perfection. The flavors were on point, and the heat was almost just the right level. I think we could have added a 5th shot of weapon X, though. So glad I grabbed a doggie bag to bring home.

And then the cake and brownies, oh god, I didn't move for like three hours.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on September 05, 2011, 08:30:38 PM
Quote from: Dimocritus on September 05, 2011, 03:09:26 PM
Damn, that chilli was close to perfection. The flavors were on point, and the heat was almost just the right level. I think we could have added a 5th shot of weapon X, though. So glad I grabbed a doggie bag to bring home.

And then the cake and brownies, oh god, I didn't move for like three hours.

I agree, the chili was freaking amazing, and more Weapon X wouldn't have been amiss. I wish I had taken a doggie bag too, I bet the stuff becomes even more awesome after the flavors have mingled for a day or so.

I'm almost disappointed that I'm not experiencing intense gastrointestinal distress after three helpings of the chili, but maybe that means that my clan's iron stomach manifests only when most needed. Have we heard from Richter or Luna today?

By the by, how were the rocky road brownies? I just made another batch for the staff room to kill the remaining chopped pecans. I'll probably never make them again after the success of the s'mores-stuffed brownies, but I'm curious if that recipe seems worthwhile at all.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on September 05, 2011, 10:58:19 PM
Quote from: leln on September 05, 2011, 08:30:38 PM
Quote from: Dimocritus on September 05, 2011, 03:09:26 PM
Damn, that chilli was close to perfection. The flavors were on point, and the heat was almost just the right level. I think we could have added a 5th shot of weapon X, though. So glad I grabbed a doggie bag to bring home.

And then the cake and brownies, oh god, I didn't move for like three hours.

I agree, the chili was freaking amazing, and more Weapon X wouldn't have been amiss. I wish I had taken a doggie bag too, I bet the stuff becomes even more awesome after the flavors have mingled for a day or so.

I'm almost disappointed that I'm not experiencing intense gastrointestinal distress after three helpings of the chili, but maybe that means that my clan's iron stomach manifests only when most needed. Have we heard from Richter or Luna today?

By the by, how were the rocky road brownies? I just made another batch for the staff room to kill the remaining chopped pecans. I'll probably never make them again after the success of the s'mores-stuffed brownies, but I'm curious if that recipe seems worthwhile at all.

Checking in, no issues at all, and I had a BIG bowl of the stuff...  Never can tell.

The rocky road brownies were awesome.  The s'mores stuffed brownies were, IMHO, better, but there's nothing wrong at all with the rocky road ones.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on September 05, 2011, 11:22:58 PM
Quote from: Luna on September 05, 2011, 10:58:19 PM

Checking in, no issues at all, and I had a BIG bowl of the stuff...  Never can tell.

The rocky road brownies were awesome.  The s'mores stuffed brownies were, IMHO, better, but there's nothing wrong at all with the rocky road ones.

Good to know  :D. I just sliced up the rocky road batch destined for work, and trust me, they're yummier when still warm and gooey from the oven. As you say though, the s'mores stuffed version was better. Argh, too many tasty brownie varieties, too few calories per day.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on September 05, 2011, 11:24:24 PM
I have heard from Richter today, so, no casualties, and nobody exploded.

We're going to have to try again sometime soon, that was a blast.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: leln on September 06, 2011, 12:42:27 AM
Quote from: Luna on September 05, 2011, 11:24:24 PM
I have heard from Richter today, so, no casualties, and nobody exploded.

We're going to have to try again sometime soon, that was a blast.

I'm actually a bit disappointed nobody exploded. 'Cause 80 miles away or not, I doubt Suu would have been able to dodge our collective blast radius. A little spaggotry runs a long way in the right environment.

In all seriousness though, I agree that we need to do that again. Despite the hour or two we all spent in a food coma, it was a lot of fun. Though to be fair I suppose the food coma part was fun too, it just lacked the energy of our other interactions.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on September 06, 2011, 03:24:02 AM
Leln = Culinary GENIUS.  She produced a splendid assortment of brownies.  Rocky Road, S'More, and Stuffed S'More.  All three were great but her S'More variants were beyond what anyone reasonably expects of a brownie.  Seriously, this is more like a gourmet fudge. She is also our official wuss detector.  After downing a shot of weapon X without blinking, we had to acknowledge her advice and dose ALL the chili.

Luna brought  cornbread (VITAL), a fine spice cake with white frosting, and provided necessary backup to all Science! that occured (such as the chili being set on fire for kicks)

Both are Doktor and Nurse in their own rights.

Dimo came too, and was as ever energetic and personable.  He was a willing test subject too all concoctions, and we were never at a want for something interesting to discuss.  Next time he must be given access to the lab sooner to perpetrate things, should he wish.

..and yeah, I made chili.

SO I have record this is what I did:
The day before, I browned 1/2 pund gtround beef, One pund ground pork, and one pound of chicken sausage (tomato basil flavor).  I added 2 packets of sazon (One of the secrets of good Latin cooking), chili powder, and cumin freely.  Adobo, oregano, black pepper, green habenero sauce, and "Beware" hot sauce from Belize sparingly
I added 8 oz. of tomato sauce (plain, no spices), 8 oz. of water, and about 12 ox. of chopped tex/mex tomato.

I let it sit in the fridge overnight.
The next day I added 5 oz. of the Weapon X liquor, a can of black beans, a can of red beans, a can of fire roast diced tomatoes with garlic (the shit.), more adobo to taste, and let it cook slowly for another hour or two.

Served with cornbread, cheese and sour cream as people wished.

Then we all fell asleep watching "13th Warrior"
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on September 06, 2011, 11:38:31 AM
I saw him with the Weapon X.  I heard the phrase, "I wonder if this stuff will ignite?"

Is it a good sign or a bad one that I neither grabbed the fire extinguisher nor dove for cover, but spun around to be sure I didn't miss the SCIENCE! which was about to be applied?  (For the record, Weapon X goes up beautifully.)
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Kurt Christ on September 10, 2011, 10:02:18 PM
Quote from: Richter on August 30, 2011, 01:41:15 AM
Krupnikas:

OK, here we go.

Ingedients:

1 bottle Everclear, 750 ml  (You can also use vodka.  If you wanted, and like the burning sensation of alcoholism less than I do.)
2 tsp caraway seeds
10 whole cloves
4 Sticks cinamon
2 whole vanilla beans
2 pieces yellow ginger (or 2 tsp. Tumeric)
2 pieces white ginger (feel free to double this. at least.  We usually use a good 3-4 cm long chunk)
10 cardamom seeds cracked open
1/2 a nutmeg nut crushed
3 strips orange rind (just skin a whole one.)
3 strips lemon rind (just skin a whole one.)
1 pinch saffron (for color. optional)
4 cups water
2 lbs. honey
1-3 chinese dried hot peppers (optional, for more heat. The versions Tripple Zero and Torte tried had this.)

Procedure:
1. combine all spices and 4 cups water. Boil until it's reduced down to 2 cups
2. put the honey into a pot (same as the spice or different, whatever), and CAREFULLY heat it until it just starts to simmer or boil. As it boils, a white foam will develop. Skim it off an discard. DO this for 5-10 min., or until not much new foam is coming up. Don't sweat it if it's never totally done.
3. add the boiled down spice-water to the honey, mix well over VERY low heat.
4. CAREFULLY add the everclear to the still warm spice water + honey mix. I'm serious, there is mad science BOOM potential here. Take it off heat and away from potential ignition sources first, or you'll discover you're playing with sweet spicy napalm.
5. Once combined, heat on VERY low heat for 10-15 min covered. DO not even let it simmer, you'll just loose alcohol.
6. Remove from heat and let sit overnight, covered, then pour into bottles / jars / whatever.
7. Crap will settle out of it. After 2 weeks, pour off the clarified liquor, and filter the crap through coffee filters. Put back in bottles and let it settle again. Repeat filtering until it's clear of all crap.
8. Leave it alone for awhile to age.  After a month it will be ready. Time will make it better and more mellow, even after all the sediment crap is removed. It should be VERY clear. 6 month old stuff is what you had of mine. 1 year old stuff is suppose to be the nectar of the gods, if you can leave it alone that long...
What temperature should it be stored at while letting it settle and age?
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on September 10, 2011, 10:11:51 PM
Quote from: Kurt Christ on September 10, 2011, 10:02:18 PM
Quote from: Richter on August 30, 2011, 01:41:15 AM
Krupnikas:

OK, here we go.

Ingedients:

1 bottle Everclear, 750 ml  (You can also use vodka.  If you wanted, and like the burning sensation of alcoholism less than I do.)
2 tsp caraway seeds
10 whole cloves
4 Sticks cinamon
2 whole vanilla beans
2 pieces yellow ginger (or 2 tsp. Tumeric)
2 pieces white ginger (feel free to double this. at least.  We usually use a good 3-4 cm long chunk)
10 cardamom seeds cracked open
1/2 a nutmeg nut crushed
3 strips orange rind (just skin a whole one.)
3 strips lemon rind (just skin a whole one.)
1 pinch saffron (for color. optional)
4 cups water
2 lbs. honey
1-3 chinese dried hot peppers (optional, for more heat. The versions Tripple Zero and Torte tried had this.)

Procedure:
1. combine all spices and 4 cups water. Boil until it's reduced down to 2 cups
2. put the honey into a pot (same as the spice or different, whatever), and CAREFULLY heat it until it just starts to simmer or boil. As it boils, a white foam will develop. Skim it off an discard. DO this for 5-10 min., or until not much new foam is coming up. Don't sweat it if it's never totally done.
3. add the boiled down spice-water to the honey, mix well over VERY low heat.
4. CAREFULLY add the everclear to the still warm spice water + honey mix. I'm serious, there is mad science BOOM potential here. Take it off heat and away from potential ignition sources first, or you'll discover you're playing with sweet spicy napalm.
5. Once combined, heat on VERY low heat for 10-15 min covered. DO not even let it simmer, you'll just loose alcohol.
6. Remove from heat and let sit overnight, covered, then pour into bottles / jars / whatever.
7. Crap will settle out of it. After 2 weeks, pour off the clarified liquor, and filter the crap through coffee filters. Put back in bottles and let it settle again. Repeat filtering until it's clear of all crap.
8. Leave it alone for awhile to age.  After a month it will be ready. Time will make it better and more mellow, even after all the sediment crap is removed. It should be VERY clear. 6 month old stuff is what you had of mine. 1 year old stuff is suppose to be the nectar of the gods, if you can leave it alone that long...
What temperature should it be stored at while letting it settle and age?

Room temperature, not too hot, not too cold. 
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Jenne on September 12, 2011, 10:06:40 PM
You lit the chili on FIRE?  :lol:  Awesome.  Did anyone get pix?
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Luna on September 12, 2011, 10:14:14 PM
Quote from: Jenne on September 12, 2011, 10:06:40 PM
You lit the chili on FIRE?  :lol:  Awesome.  Did anyone get pix?

Sadly, there was no time between "I wonder if this will ignite" and the "whoosh."

Next time I'm in the kitchen when Richter is cooking, I will keep a camera on hand.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Suu on September 12, 2011, 11:10:36 PM
Okay, I don't know how many meals I have cooked with Richter in which there is photographic evidence involved, so...just sayin'...always ALWAYS have camera!
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Reginald Ret on May 08, 2015, 10:03:44 PM
I've made a simple version of this, I think I did something wrong.

I made two concentrates and am currently working on finding the perfect balance.

Ingredients:
1 bottle of vodka.
100 grams of red habanero peppers
4 whole cinnamon sticks.

The first concentrate is just the whole peppers with a dash of vodka in a blender and let the vodka extract the oils overnight.
The second concentrate is the cinnamon sticks covered with vodka and let is steep overnight.

I lost my patience after about 1 hour and poured about 1 shot of the only partially cinnamoned vodka, it smells very cinnamony.
the pepper mush has the structure of a very thick tomato sauce, i took a teaspoon of that and squeezed it through a piece of kitchen paper. This was really stupid of me because A I did that using my bare hands, and B pushing such a thick mush through paper tends to tear the paper. Suffice it to say the resulting shot is not exactly clear.

I rub my eyes a lot so I took the precaution of licking my fingers clean. I started sweating quite a bit.
The drink was worse, i've mixed it 4 hours ago and i've only managed to drink about 1/15th of it. This is going to be a long night.
I'm slightly tempted to just knock it back, but then there is the chance it will get in my eyes the long way around: through my digestive system and blood circulation.

I was planning to use the remaining vodka to dilute it until it is drinkable, but this is more fun!
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on June 05, 2015, 03:41:21 AM
Spices behave WEIRD in alcohol - you get more of the basic flavor pulled out, and so cinamon can easily overpower a lot.  It's like drinking the cinamon challenge.

The recipe I posted may be pretty involved, but it does blance the flavors decently, and adds the sweet so you don't regret it AS much. 

Good luck, keep experimenting, and please tell us what you find!
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Reginald Ret on June 05, 2015, 08:39:34 AM
Quote from: Richter on June 05, 2015, 03:41:21 AM
Spices behave WEIRD in alcohol - you get more of the basic flavor pulled out, and so cinamon can easily overpower a lot.  It's like drinking the cinamon challenge.

The recipe I posted may be pretty involved, but it does blance the flavors decently, and adds the sweet so you don't regret it AS much. 

Good luck, keep experimenting, and please tell us what you find!
I didn't have enough vodka to dilute it drinkable levels.
I now have several jars of concentrated flavor just sitting around.
I need to get more vodka.
Also, I'm considering lemons to add another concentrate to my arsenal.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Richter on June 13, 2015, 03:35:15 AM
The flavor you want out of the lemon is the oil in the peel.  Use a potato peeler and try to get as much yellow, and as little white pith as you can.  Do not use a zester - it jsut shred the oil into the air, and not into your booze. 

I also tried something like what you described with straight vodka and ghost peppers.  nothing else.  It is a chemical weapon, not a drink, and I doubt anything will dilute it enough, ever.
Title: Re: Weapon X
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on June 13, 2015, 06:03:48 AM
A good zester or zest peeler will do the job. like a small grater, not a grinder or a macerator.