Sbarnard80
Well-Known Member
I just bottled a left hand milk stout yesterday and during brewing decided to add 4oz of chocolate covered nibs. Happened to have it in the pantry and seemed like a fun addition. I have not done a side by side but on first glance the base recipe is somewhat similar to the moohoo. Anyway, even though it was green, it tasted unbelievable. Very nice chocolate flavor.
I have very little experience using nibs and chocolate but it seemed to me that they should go in the boil near the end to melt the chocolate and steep the nibs a la coffee beans when making coffee. We ended up adding them at 5 min. No oil reside or anything seen on top during fermentation. Still need to try the final product but it was so dang good not sure how long long I can wait before cracking one open.
I have very little experience using nibs and chocolate but it seemed to me that they should go in the boil near the end to melt the chocolate and steep the nibs a la coffee beans when making coffee. We ended up adding them at 5 min. No oil reside or anything seen on top during fermentation. Still need to try the final product but it was so dang good not sure how long long I can wait before cracking one open.