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Old 11-10-2011, 09:21 PM   #11
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I recently brewed a Chocolate Milk Stout with coco nibs. I added them at flameout and the beer turned out great, good chololate after taste. The thing to remember with coco nibs is, they float, so any worries about clogging is non existant.

You could add them to the secondary, or float them in the keg. Either works.

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Old 11-11-2011, 05:30 PM   #12
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what do you guys think about using organic cocoa powder? the ingredients are just cocoa beans
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Old 11-11-2011, 05:50 PM   #13
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I would suggest you read this article. It has been extremely helpful to me. http://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/formulating-and-brewing-winning-chocolate-porter

I have used cacao nibs and used cocoa powder. I followed the advice in this article above and been happy with the results.

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