unviewtiful
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Hey all,
I'm planning to make a Mexican latte stout pretty soon to be ready for Christmas. My plan is to start with a milk stout base, then add cinnamon, coffee, chocolate (either powder or nibs, not sure yet), and ancho chilies. I'd like to do a 10 gallon batch and put chilies/cinnamon in only half, letting that half sit for ~4 months and drink the other half in the meantime. I took the grainbill from an awesome RIS I made as a 5 gallon batch, used the same percentages and added lactose and the flavorings. I plan to soak the cinnamon, chilies, and cocoa nibs (if I go that route) in some vodka before dumping it into secondary. Anyone have suggestions from past experience adding any or all of these flavors?
10.5 gallons
1.062 OG/1.017 FG
33.7 IBU
31.3 SRM
19 lbs 2-Row (75.2%)
2 lbs Flaked Oats (7.9%)
1 lb Roasted Barley (4.0%)
1 lb Chocolate Malt (4.0%)
0.75 lb Crystal-120L (3.0%)
0.5 lb Special B (2.0%)
Mash at 156
0.80 oz Apollo @ 60 min (23.2 IBU)
2.00 oz Willamette @ 20 min (10.5 IBU)
1 lb Lactose @ 5 min (4.0%)
16 oz Cold Brew Coffee (8 oz per 5 gallons, added at secondary)
4-5 oz cocoa nibs (secondary)
The following will only be added to 5 gallons:
3 Cinnamon sticks (secondary)
2-3 oz Ancho Chilies (secondary)
I'll just go by feel with the cocoa, cinnamon, and ancho and keg it when I like the flavors. Then carb and let it sit in the closet until Christmas.
I'm planning to make a Mexican latte stout pretty soon to be ready for Christmas. My plan is to start with a milk stout base, then add cinnamon, coffee, chocolate (either powder or nibs, not sure yet), and ancho chilies. I'd like to do a 10 gallon batch and put chilies/cinnamon in only half, letting that half sit for ~4 months and drink the other half in the meantime. I took the grainbill from an awesome RIS I made as a 5 gallon batch, used the same percentages and added lactose and the flavorings. I plan to soak the cinnamon, chilies, and cocoa nibs (if I go that route) in some vodka before dumping it into secondary. Anyone have suggestions from past experience adding any or all of these flavors?
10.5 gallons
1.062 OG/1.017 FG
33.7 IBU
31.3 SRM
19 lbs 2-Row (75.2%)
2 lbs Flaked Oats (7.9%)
1 lb Roasted Barley (4.0%)
1 lb Chocolate Malt (4.0%)
0.75 lb Crystal-120L (3.0%)
0.5 lb Special B (2.0%)
Mash at 156
0.80 oz Apollo @ 60 min (23.2 IBU)
2.00 oz Willamette @ 20 min (10.5 IBU)
1 lb Lactose @ 5 min (4.0%)
16 oz Cold Brew Coffee (8 oz per 5 gallons, added at secondary)
4-5 oz cocoa nibs (secondary)
The following will only be added to 5 gallons:
3 Cinnamon sticks (secondary)
2-3 oz Ancho Chilies (secondary)
I'll just go by feel with the cocoa, cinnamon, and ancho and keg it when I like the flavors. Then carb and let it sit in the closet until Christmas.
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