YooperBrew said:Well, my thought is you wouldn't want to use beans in the boil. I mean, boiled coffee tastes like crap. You might want to make a 1/4 pot of the coffee, super strong, and then add that to secondary.
Chris_Dog said:Maybe adding coffee at flameout is a better option boiled coffee is real bitter.
<EDIT> The Brew Goddess has spoken.
jeeper said:I put coffee in my oatmeal stout and I really loved the flavor. It really made it taste rich. Don't boil the coffee beans, as stated above boiled coffee is not very good. I just poured a pot of coffee in after the boil just before cooling (actually, come to think of it i realized I forgot the coffee and actually added it after it cooled, but i suggest not forgetting) and it came out very good.
Letting the beans steep in the wort as soon as the boil finishes would probably work too but would likely be a more subtle flavor.
groceryboy said:As far as I know making coffee can be somewhat like making beer. If you boil the beans to long the water will leech flavors that you don't want. I'm still new to beer making, but it seems to me if you boil the coffee beans with the rest of the grains you have a higher chance of getting some of those undesirable off flavors. I would be more inclined to making a strong pot of coffee and adding that instead.
If you use a regular drip coffee machine to make the strong batch it might take the water to long to filter through, so I would watch that as well. I'm thinking a French Press is the way to go. That way you can control how long the water is in contact with the beans.
How about instant coffee? Has anyone used that?
Enter your email address to join: