I have a robust porter in primary that's just getting down towards FG. I'm planning on making it a chocolate vanilla flavor so I'm soaking 2oz of nibs and one vanilla bean in some vodka. This is for a 2.5G batch of beer.
My question is, what is the optimum soak time? I've been running some searches and it seems to vary wildly, with most saying 3 days to a week is best. Is there any danger of soaking them too long (off flavors, over extraction etc)? I'm definitely not going to add the mixture until the FG bottoms out, but I'm trying to time it to where I have the nibs/bean in the beer soon enough to impart flavor, but not too long. The plan is to bottle after 4 weeks in primary (it will have been going a week tomorrow).
I'm not planning on racking into a secondary fermenter, just adding the nibs/bean to the primary vessel.
If it makes any difference the OG was 1.060 and the estimated FG is 1.014 (right now it's at 1.016). Yeast is US-05.
Thanks for any info.
My question is, what is the optimum soak time? I've been running some searches and it seems to vary wildly, with most saying 3 days to a week is best. Is there any danger of soaking them too long (off flavors, over extraction etc)? I'm definitely not going to add the mixture until the FG bottoms out, but I'm trying to time it to where I have the nibs/bean in the beer soon enough to impart flavor, but not too long. The plan is to bottle after 4 weeks in primary (it will have been going a week tomorrow).
I'm not planning on racking into a secondary fermenter, just adding the nibs/bean to the primary vessel.
If it makes any difference the OG was 1.060 and the estimated FG is 1.014 (right now it's at 1.016). Yeast is US-05.
Thanks for any info.