RIS - Coffee/Espresso Stout
  • jlwjlw
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    You guys ever make a coffee stout before? If so what's the best way to infuse the beer with coffee or espresso?
  • ThymThym
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    add some fresh ground coffee beans to the mash. I would replace any amount of of black patent at a 2:1 ratio coffee to black patent or 1:1 for chocolate roast if starting from a stout recipe you like.
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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    I've always heard to cold steep and add after vigorous fermentation subsides and then add more to taste when bottling.
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  • CurlyFatCurlyFat
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    I've read that instant coffee added to primary is quite good, and adds the desired flavors. Seriously.


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  • ThymThym
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    The concern with adding during the mash is the oils. But this isnt a real problem if you are doing a full all grain brew.


    But there are plenty of other cheater methods too.
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  • ceanntceannt
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    Cold brewed works really well, add after the first 3 days or so of fermentation, when it starts to slow down
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  • ceanntceannt
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    Use a french press. Coarsely grind 3 times more beans than you would use to drink. Pour cold water over it, don't push down the doo-hickey.. leave in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. Then push the screen down, and let settle for an hour before pouring.
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  • jlwjlw
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    This beer has been bulk aging for months now.Anything I can do now just before kegging/bottling?
  • ceanntceannt
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    jlw said:

    This beer has been bulk aging for months now.Anything I can do now just before kegging/bottling?



    Yep. Add cold brewed coffee.
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  • ThymThym
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    Yeah, i think kenneth is right.

    Cold brew a bunch, let it settle for a few minutes and use a paper towel to absorb any oily sheen from the top. The oils will kill head retention, but there shouldn't be much extracted by cold brewing.
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  • jlwjlw
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    ceannt said:

    Use a french press. Coarsely grind 3 times more beans than you would use to drink. Pour cold water over it, don't push down the doo-hickey.. leave in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. Then push the screen down, and let settle for an hour before pouring.



    When you say 3 times more than you would use to drink...is that one cup of coffee? I'm thinking one cup being a standard coffee mug which equates to like two measured cups on the coffee maker. If all that is true then I would add six scoops of beans and rough grind.
  • ceanntceannt
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    3 times the beans, for an equal volume of water... if that's what you mean... yes. Basically, just make it strong. Don't heat the water at all.
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  • ceanntceannt
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    If you don't have a french press, you can make it in a pitcher or something, and strain it through a coffee filter.
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