How to get that Nutty Flavor??

[donerj03]

Hey all, I have brewed my 10th batch of all grain batch and it was an English Brown Ale. I would like to add more of a nutty flavor to the beer by adding some adjuncts to the secondary. Please let me know any ideas on how to get that nutty (walnut, peanut, pecan, etc.) flavor. I'm not exactly sure which way to go but I do remember drinking a beer that had an awesome nutty flavor and I would like to emulate that experience in this beer. The problem is I can't remember the name of the beer that I liked so much...

Here is the grain bill:
9lbs 2-row
1lbs caramel/crystal malt 60L
1lbs oats flaked
1lbs victory malt
0.25lbs pale chocolate
1oz Fuggles (UK) @ 60min
1oz Goldings Kent (UK) @ 15min
Nottingham yeast

Please let me know your thoughts!

 

[H-ost]

I made a "Nutty Blonde" and was gonna suggest using Fuggles and Victory malt buuuuut you already have so never mind.

I cannot remember the yeast I used though...

People claimed to taste the nuttiness and the beer was very well received, the keg only lasted 2 hours.

 

[FirstStateBrewer]

I made a "Nutty Blonde" and was gonna suggest using Fuggles and Victory malt buuuuut you already have so never mind.

I cannot remember the yeast I used though...

People claimed to taste the nuttiness and the beer was very well received, the keg only lasted 2 hours.

When your kegs only last 2 hours, it's time to brew 10-gallon batches! LOL!

 

[H-ost]

I do brew 10 gallon batches but only brought 5 of it in a keg.

 

[rhamilton]

I've gotten good 'nutty' flavors with brown malt and victory malt in my brown ales.

 

[progmac]

well you could use marris otter as the base, but i think that plus victory might be over-doing it.

you've got a lot of adjuncts in there. maybe it isn't a lack of nut per se but a muddying of too many flavors.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Roasted pumpkin seeds....seriously.

plain roasted for slight color. amazing nutty flavor.

 

[rhamilton]

Roasted pumpkin seeds....seriously.

plain roasted for slight color. amazing nutty flavor.

Now that sounds good.....

 

[cheezydemon3]

Now that sounds good.....

Tried and true!

Use a LOT of them, in secondary (or just after primary fermentation) dump them in hot, leave them for maybe a week.

 

[hopsalot]

english ale and special "B"

 

[hoptualBrew]

Do a side by side batches if you really want to hone down on getting more nutty character. Standard 2-Row vs Maris Otter base malt would be a solid place to start, 5 gallons each.

 

[donerj03]

These are ask great ideas. however, I was thinking that I would add something to the secondary to increase that nutty flavor. Rotated punkin seeds sounds cool! Are there any other ideas out there?
Thanks all!

 

[phuff7129]

Hazelnut extract. I was at a tasting and a there was a great hazelnut brown ale there. I asked how they got such a pronounced hazelnut flavor and they said hazelnut extract. Don't have a clue where you could find it.

 

[WesleyS]

Hazelnut extract. I was at a tasting and a there was a great hazelnut brown ale there. I asked how they got such a pronounced hazelnut flavor and they said hazelnut extract. Don't have a clue where you could find it.

I just made a hazelnut brown ale a few months ago using hazelnut extract I bought online on eBay from a store called olive nation. I added 2 teaspoons to 2.5 gallons at bottling. After five weeks in the bottle the hazelnut flavor mellowed nicely and worked well with the slight roasty flavor of the base beer I made.