raptorvan

Recipes 

What is the best way to use my cocoa nibs in my secondary? Just throw them in? Steep them? Make a tea? Hot water or vodka?

usfmikeb

Recipes 

Throwing them in is messy, works better if you keep them in a hop bag that's weighted down. Soaking them in a good quality alcohol for a few days to make a tincture works well, and then you can add the tincture in small amounts, checking the taste to get to the level you want it to be.

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Primary: Apfelwein 2.04, Peach Pyment 2.05, Chocolate Stout 2.20
Secondary: Douglah Capsicumel 10.29, Chocolate Mead 10.29, Bochet Mead 11.12, Cranberry Mead 11.24
Bottle Conditioning: Spiced Mead 5.30, Peach Mango Mead 7.09
On Tap: Raspberry Wheat 01.08, Smoked Porter 01.16, SB46 Pale Ale 2.05, Citra IPA 03.04, English Barleywine 11.12
In Bottles: Spiced Cherry Dubbel 7.17
Gallons in 2012: 36

raptorvan

Recipes 

Do you know whether or not this is a secondary thing or for kegging? I'm assuming the profile will mellow some with age too

day_trippr

Recipes 

Soak the nibs in just enough vodka to cover for three days, then dump the whole works into your secondary vessel and pour the beer over it.

"Messy"? No more so than everything else that ends up sitting in the bottom of a secondary vessel.

[edit] I definitely wouldn't do this in a keg...

Cheers!