Bourbon/Coffee Stout

[John Spiegel]

I looked through a few old forum posts, but there wasn't much info on this, so I thought I'd ask again:

I want to bourbon barrel age a stout, but they're a bit expensive and impractical for me to try right now. I've also wanted to add coffee beans to a stout. Thought I'd kill two birds. I have some coffee beans that have been aged in a bourbon barrel and was gonna use that. Thoughts on when to add coffee? How much? Ground or whole bean? Would a bourbon barrel aged coffee add much bourbon flavor or not?

 

[CodeSection]

This may help....https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/bourbon-barrel-coffee-porter.128594/

I believe there a few recipes on Brewer's Friend and BeerSmith.

Good luck!

 

[Leezer]

I can’t speak to the bourbon part, but after reading some different opinions for a coffee stout, I decided to use whole beans added to the fermenter a few days before bottling. I found that method added a nice coffee flavor that wasn’t too overwhelming or bitter.

 

[John Spiegel]

This may help....https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/bourbon-barrel-coffee-porter.128594/

I believe there a few recipes on Brewer's Friend and BeerSmith.

Good luck!

This is great info. Thanks.