So, my girlfriend had a very similar idea a couple weeks ago after having some Irish coffee. We're making an Irish Coffee Stout. I wish I had seen this thread before we brewed, lots of good ideas.
Over the weekend we made NB's Sweet Stout. The plan is to add Jameson, vanilla, and a little cold-pressed coffee to the secondary. I discovered hints of Cinnamon and Nutmeg as a result of lingering flavors in the fermenter from a previous brew. Hopefully their presence decreases over time, adding a subtle "hint of cinnamon on top of the cream" like nice restaurants do with Irish coffee.
I'm banking on this for my St. Patrick's Day party. Maybe I will put a little green food coloring in a few select bottles and mix them in. Whoever gets a lucky beer with the green head will receive a beating with a sheleigh.
I'll know about mine in a week or so. Right now, it's sitting in the secondary with the cocoa, vanilla bean, and Jameson mixture, (oh and a slight amount of oak chips hopefully to enhance the Jameson flavor).
I'm glad someone brought the oak chips back up. someone mentioned it early on, and then it disappeared. I haven't got a recipe down yet, but I deffinetly plan on soaking the oak chips in Jamesons for a week or so before they go into the secondary, then add a little more jamesons (1.5-2 cups) at bottling.
6# English Pale
1# Chocolate Malt
1# Flaked Oats
1# Crystal 120L
.5# Roasted Barley
1oz Cascade (@60min)
This stout yields a ABV of about 5.3 before the Jameson and an IBU of just under 20. Hoping it turns out somewhat like Guinness Draught.
While this is in primary, I will quarter whole vanilla beans and soak them in 1 cup of Jameson. I hope the vanilla will dissolve into the whiskey and yield a natural vanilla flavor. This will be added to the brew and bottled after 3-4 weeks.
Am I missing anything? Should I find an Irish Stout extract kit for my first brew instead?
Have you built your mash tun and have a big enough brew kettle?
Decided to get an extract rather than build a mash tun. I'll be steeping the rest of the grains for 30 minutes, then adding the extract and boiling for 60 minutes.
Decided to get an extract rather than build a mash tun. I'll be steeping the rest of the grains for 30 minutes, then adding the extract and boiling for 60 minutes.
Sound correct?!
You won't need 6# of English Pale if you are using extract. 1# plus the other grains should cover it. Do you know how much extract you are planning to use?
I'm proud of you for being so courageous for your first brew, but if it doesn't turn out, don't be discouraged. This is definitely an experiment. Good Luck!
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You won't need 6# of English Pale if you are using extract. 1# plus the other grains should cover it. Do you know how much extract you are planning to use?
I'm proud of you for being so courageous for your first brew, but if it doesn't turn out, don't be discouraged. This is definitely an experiment. Good Luck!
I actually ditched the English Pale and got 6# of pale LME. Should this be okay?
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