Coffee oatmeal stout

[rooster_442]

If I get a kit of oatmeal stout and want a coffee taste to it how do I go about that?

 

[BlueHouseBrewhaus]

I had good luck with cold brewed coffee in secondary. About 4 oz of a light coffee like Kona in a pint of boiled and cooled water. Put the grounds in the water in a sanitized container in the fridge for 24 hrs. Filter out the grounds and pour the coffee into secondary. Give it some time to mellow once you keg/bottle and it comes out nice. Give it more time to mellow if it's too strong.

 

[TexanRudeboy]

I have an espresso machine so I brew espresso and add it to the bottling bucket. I added 38g(which was 2 1/2 double shots) to 3 gal of chocolate milk stout with great results.
Others add coffee in various forms at various times with success. This has worked for me.

 

[C-Rider]

I cold brew *google it* Kona Choc/Mac Nut coffee and add 8 oz to 2 gallons at bottling time. No need secondary. BUT ad and mix a bit at a time and TASTE to flavor you want.

 

[nightrider069]

Type: All Grain Date: 12 Jan 2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.10 gal Brewer: Jon
Boil Size: 7.60 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: jons
Final Bottling Volume: 4.70 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Prepare for Brewing


Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
Total Water Needed: 9.94 gal

Mash or Steep Grains


Mash Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 75.1 %
15.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.1 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.6 %
12.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.6 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (320.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.8 %
4.0 oz Kiln Coffee (165.0 SRM) Grain 6 1.9 %
2.0 oz Black Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (660.0 SRM) Grain 7 0.9 %

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 19.64 qt of water at 160.9 F 150.0 F 75 min
Fly sparge with 5.03 gal water at 168.0 F
Boil Wort

Add water to achieve boil volume of 7.60 gal
Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.055 SG

Boil Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.22 oz Challenger [7.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 27.2 IBUs

Steeped Hops
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.78 oz Challenger [7.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
Estimated Post Boil Vol: 6.50 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 SG
Cool and Prepare Fermentation

Cool wort to fermentation temperature
Transfer wort to fermenter
Add water to achieve final volume of 5.10 gal

Fermentation Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] Yeast 10 -
Measure Actual Original Gravity _______ (Target: 1.068 SG)
Measure Actual Batch Volume _______ (Target: 5.10 gal)
Fermentation
12 Jan 2013 - Primary Fermentation (14.00 days at 67.0 F ending at 67.0 F)
26 Jan 2013 - Secondary Fermentation (0.00 days at 67.0 F ending at 67.0 F)

Dry Hop and Prepare for Bottling/Kegging
Measure Final Gravity: _________ (Estimate: 1.015 SG)
Date Bottled/Kegged: 26 Jan 2013 - Carbonation: Keg with 11.96 PSI
Age beer for 30.00 days at 65.0 F
25 Feb 2013 - Drink and enjoy!
Notes
Add 21 oz. (620 mL) of fresh hot coffee, brewed from 1-1/4 oz. (35 g) espresso roast, to the cold stout. After a week, bottle.
coarsely grind 6oz. of MadCap’s Oktoberfest blend and place into a sanitized muslin bag. Place in a sanitized bowl with 3 cups of water and let sit in the refrigerator overnight.

This is what I did and turned out great

 

[C-Rider]

coarsely grind 6oz. of MadCap’s Oktoberfest blend and place into a sanitized muslin bag. Place in a sanitized bowl with 3 cups of water and let sit in the refrigerator overnight.

I'm confused by this line and the zero day secondary comment.

 

[nightrider069]

just means that there is no secondary

 

[sboyajian]

I split my last batch of oatmeal stout. After primary, I racked about 2.5 gallons into my 3 gallon better bottle with 8 oz of brewed espresso and let it sit for about 10 days.

I bottled it about 2 weeks ago, but when I tasted it flat, it was great. I've heard hot brewing can make it bitter, but I did not notice it being bitter. For what it's worth, I don't have an espresso machine anymore, so I just put the grinds in a MyKCup and pushed it through my Keurig. Not ideal, but it got the job done.