Length of additives in secondary

[MeinBrew]

I've got a porter in my secondary and I added cocoa nibs, vanilla extract, and bourbon. I was wondering what the taste difference would be if, lets say, you added 2-3x the amount of cocoa nibs and shortened the time in the secondary vs. adding a small amount of cocoa nibs and kept the beer in the secondary for a longer period of time.

Does the higher cocoa content and shorter contact time create a more up front flavor and less flavor on finish or vice versa?

Thanks!

 

[user 84304]

In my experience, you get different results with qty vs time. Extra vanilla beans and a shorter run gives you a bigger punch of vanilla vs. less beans over a longer time slowly pulls it out and delivers flavor. Keep in mind all the other fun scientific things that happen to the beer in that time as well. Low and slow is better, imho. Of course, taste is subjective, but I think there IS such thing as too much of a good thing.

 

[MeinBrew]

Thanks for the response. The biggest thing killing me right now is patience. I like the flavor of the beer as it is now, so I think I'm going to bottle it soon and try the same recipe with a longer conditioning time.