Any good tips on imparting coffee flavor to a coffee beer?

[MikeyPX120]

have an extra 5 gls of beer I want to play with, I want to add some coffee flavor to it, any ideas for best results? I was thinking just mash bag and let it steep in secondary or brew coffee and boil it down to a concentrate, then add.

 

[slym2none]

I have a tip, and if I sound like an ******* when I give it, so be it.

Use the search function.

 

[ram5ey]

At this point, I would cold steep the coffee for 24 hours then give the liquid a quick boil, cool, and add to the beer. I have heard of people just adding it straight without the boil, but that kinda freaks me out.

 

[ram5ey]

I have a tip, and if I sound like an ******* when I give it, so be it.

Use the search function.

He might have encountered this...don't know what's up

 

[Mexibilly]

At this point, I would cold steep the coffee for 24 hours then give the liquid a quick boil, cool, and add to the beer. I have heard of people just adding it straight without the boil, but that kinda freaks me out.

^^^
I coarsely grind some good beans and cold steep for 24 hours, never boiled it. Add at bottling or keg. My local VP asst mgr was happy to give me a few great big coffee filters that fit nicely into a colander. Sanitize the steeping bowl, colander, coffee filter and bowl you strain it into. Add incrementally until you get the proportion you're looking for.
I over did it the first time, but 6 months later that was a super good coffee stout

 

[Natdavis777]

There is the cold brewed method and a "dry bean" method. I know a lot of people on here prefer the cold brewed coffee approach as there is more control. I prefer the dry bean method. Once my beer is racked to a keg, I coursely crush ~4oz of beans and put them in a sanitized bag suspended with a string and let them soak in the keg (purged with co2 of course) for 24-48 hours depending on how much flavor I want to impart.

I say go with whatever method is easiest and most convenient for you. My only recommendation would be to not add boiled coffee, as it can add astringency that is unwanted.

 

[m00ps]

I have a tip, and if I sound like an ******* when I give it, so be it.

Use the search function.

LOL, I cant even remember how many times Ive told people about my experiences with flameout vs cold steep vs fermenter whole bean additions...

 

[MikeyPX120]

I did, i eventually figured around it, i'll make a new post about holding sarcasm until knowledgeable of all facts at another time

 

[Calder]

Any good tips on imparting coffee flavor to a coffee beer?

Add coffee.

I have a tip, and if I sound like an ******* when I give it, so be it.

Yes you do!

have an extra 5 gls of beer I want to play with, I want to add some coffee flavor to it, any ideas for best results? I was thinking just mash bag and let it steep in secondary or brew coffee and boil it down to a concentrate, then add.

Boiling coffee imparts a bitterness most people like to avoid.

I just add whole beans to the fermenter for about 6 days before bottling. Just toss them in, no need to sanitize. Using whole beans makes it easier to keep 'bits' out of the bottles. I use between 2 and 4 ozs for a 5 gallon batch. Coffee readily gives up its flavor; there is no need to crush it.

Many prefer to cold steep and add at bottling.

 

[applescrap]

Any good tips on imparting coffee flavor to a coffee beer?

Add coffee.



Yes you do!



Boiling coffee imparts a bitterness most people like to avoid.

I just add whole beans to the fermenter for about 6 days before bottling. Just toss them in, no need to sanitize. Using whole beans makes it easier to keep 'bits' out of the bottles. I use between 2 and 4 ozs for a 5 gallon batch. Coffee readily gives up its flavor; there is no need to crush it.

Many prefer to cold steep and add at bottling.

After ferment right?

 

[Natdavis777]

After ferment right?

Correct

 

[applescrap]

Correct

So that founders stout recipe calls for ground coffee at flameout I don't see why you can't use beans then as well for reasons mentioned. I don't think the amount would need to change as 2 ounces is 2 ounces but two ounces of whole beans I'm sure has more volume

 

[te-wa]

i also like the whole bean method. discovered that trick once after having a coffee ipa, and then a white stout.

 

[slym2none]

I have a tip, and if I sound like an ******* when I give it, so be it.

Use the search function.

Yes you do!

As I said, so be it. You aren't bringing anything new to this.

 

[Calichusetts]

I kegged my breakfast stout Friday. Its a big beer, 12.5% and I really had to work hard to make the coffee shine (peppers and chocolate were used) so I did 2 oz of decently ground beens at flameout, steeped for 15 minutes, then a hit press at bottling. Boiled some water, added it to the press, let it sit while I cleaned the keg, got ready, then I added the steep (also made ground chocolate in it.)

I just lowered the hop addition and IBUs at the start to counteract the increased bitterness from the coffee. I'll update tomorrow with my first sample.