Drew Trotter
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Hello everyone,
I am pretty new to brewing stouts and this was my first stab at a coffee stout. I was unsure of how much coffee I should add in the secondary, so I referred to my local coffee shop and quartered what they used in their cold brew, as I figured that may get me the right amount of coffee flavor I wanted. I was wrong. I used 10 ounces of medium/light roasted, "cold brew" ground coffee to 5 gallons. We have already racked, but I am having second thoughts. We are about 4 days from when we racked and I tried a sample bottle and it has a sort of tart/acidic front and no real sweetness on the back. Is there anything I can do aside from dumping? Thanks in advance.
I am pretty new to brewing stouts and this was my first stab at a coffee stout. I was unsure of how much coffee I should add in the secondary, so I referred to my local coffee shop and quartered what they used in their cold brew, as I figured that may get me the right amount of coffee flavor I wanted. I was wrong. I used 10 ounces of medium/light roasted, "cold brew" ground coffee to 5 gallons. We have already racked, but I am having second thoughts. We are about 4 days from when we racked and I tried a sample bottle and it has a sort of tart/acidic front and no real sweetness on the back. Is there anything I can do aside from dumping? Thanks in advance.