TheDrunkChef
Active Member
I have both beans and REAL extract that I get from the restaurant I work at, and I am considering the idea of adding a touch of vanilla flavor to my Milk Chocolate Oatmeal Stout which I will be brewing in an hour or so. I am using 8 oz of cocoa powder for the chocolate and would like that to be the prominent flavor. but considering vanilla is a factor in making chocolate I think they would compliment each other well in my beer. How would you add the vanilla, boil it for 5 or 10 minutes? add it to the primary or secondary? and which would you use, the beans or extract? and how much would be required to get just a subtle vanilla flavor and aroma? I also will be using 8 oz of lactose to give it a true Milk Chocolate flavor.