Adding chocolate in keg

[Z28Diddy]

So I recently brewed something similar to this as an attempt at my first chocolate beer:

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/rogue-chocolate-stout-clone/


Went to my LBS, the guy there told me to soak the cocoa nibs in vodka, and then dicard the nibs and add the vodka. I did so, but got basically no chocolate flavoring. Started doing more research, sounds like I should have added the nibs and all to the secondary. The beer is now kegged and carbonated, so is there anything I can do at this point? Is concentrate my last resort, or just drink it as is?

 

[Enemygod]

You could always soak some more nibs in Vodka and add it all to the keg.

 

[brewshki]

I have heard of a product called cholaca(?) that is pure liquid cacao that is safe to add directly to the secondary. they advertise it on The Experimental Brewing Podcast all the time.

 

[Z28Diddy]

You could always soak some more nibs in Vodka and add it all to the keg.

I do have a couple days before Christmas. If I do the nibs again, something like overnight in vodka, then into the keg? Should I put the nibs into the keg in something, like a hop sack? So they won't get sucked into the tap.

 

[parrothead64]

I made Jamils chocolate hazelnut porter with 8 oz of Hershey’s unsweetened, coco powder . You add it at the end of the boil. At this point, you could boil a 1/2 gallon of water, toss in the coco powder, cool it down and add it to the keg. Never tried it that way though. It will lower your ABV a little but It will have a chocolate taste.

 

[Enemygod]

I do have a couple days before Christmas. If I do the nibs again, something like overnight in vodka, then into the keg? Should I put the nibs into the keg in something, like a hop sack? So they won't get sucked into the tap.

Yeah, I would place them in a hop sack or 1 gallon paint strainer. You could even tie some non-scented/flavored dental floss to the sack and hang it from the lid so that you can pull it out later once you have the amount of chocolate flavor you want.