I have about a gallon of really good light roast coffee that is very smooth with notes of berry flavors. I'd like to use it in a beer to highlight the coffee and the berries. I have been unable to find recipes using already brewed coffee and all the articles I have read don't provide much guidance. Thanks in advance. This is proving to be more challenging than expected.
I'm looking for ideas/suggestions on several things:
1. Style suggestions (with or without recipes); I saw one post mentioning a coffee Vienna lager that sounded very interesting. I was wondering about a pale Belgian style or maybe go British with a mild ale or ESB.....I think porters and stouts will overpower this coffee so I'd like to go a different route unless someone can convince me otherwise.
2. Suggestions of how much coffee to add and when. Even if your experience is only with porters or stouts, I'll take what I can get for experiences. I'm guessing it will be late primary, secondary, or at bottling.
3. Suggestions to give the beer a fuller, creamier mouth feel and amounts to use; I really wish I had nitro but sadly, no. Not sure if I will go this route but I am envisioning mimicking an iced coffee with milk
It may be too late for the coffee I have on hand and I'll just have to drink it but I can easily get more from my local hipster coffee shop.
I'm looking for ideas/suggestions on several things:
1. Style suggestions (with or without recipes); I saw one post mentioning a coffee Vienna lager that sounded very interesting. I was wondering about a pale Belgian style or maybe go British with a mild ale or ESB.....I think porters and stouts will overpower this coffee so I'd like to go a different route unless someone can convince me otherwise.
2. Suggestions of how much coffee to add and when. Even if your experience is only with porters or stouts, I'll take what I can get for experiences. I'm guessing it will be late primary, secondary, or at bottling.
3. Suggestions to give the beer a fuller, creamier mouth feel and amounts to use; I really wish I had nitro but sadly, no. Not sure if I will go this route but I am envisioning mimicking an iced coffee with milk
It may be too late for the coffee I have on hand and I'll just have to drink it but I can easily get more from my local hipster coffee shop.