prrriiide
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I'm planning on doing a chocolate almond stout soon. I've done this beer before and gotten great feedback on it, but I've always felt that the chocolate character was too restrained, too subtle. The times I have made it, I've used cocoa powder right into the kettle a couple of minutes before flameout. In addition to not bringing enough flavor to the party, I don't like all of the crap in the bottom of the fermenter.
This time, I want to use cocoa nibs, but I'm not sure how much to use in a 10g batch:
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 10.00 gal
Boil Size: 11.5 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
20 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 76.92 %
3 lbs Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 11.54 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.77 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 5.77 %
3.00 oz Goldings [5.20 %] (60 min) Hops 24.1 IBU
2.00 oz Goldings [5.20 %] (10 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
4.00 oz Almond Extract (Secondary 6.0 weeks) Misc
??? oz CoCoa nibs (Boil? 5.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.062 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.77 %
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.79 %
Bitterness: 29.9 IBU
Calories: 276 cal/pint
Est Color: 37.3 SRM
Will 8 oz. be too much? Or not enough? Do I just toss 'em into the pot, or do I need to do some processing first?
Thanks!
This time, I want to use cocoa nibs, but I'm not sure how much to use in a 10g batch:
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 10.00 gal
Boil Size: 11.5 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
20 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 76.92 %
3 lbs Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 11.54 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.77 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 5.77 %
3.00 oz Goldings [5.20 %] (60 min) Hops 24.1 IBU
2.00 oz Goldings [5.20 %] (10 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
4.00 oz Almond Extract (Secondary 6.0 weeks) Misc
??? oz CoCoa nibs (Boil? 5.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.062 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.77 %
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.79 %
Bitterness: 29.9 IBU
Calories: 276 cal/pint
Est Color: 37.3 SRM
Will 8 oz. be too much? Or not enough? Do I just toss 'em into the pot, or do I need to do some processing first?
Thanks!