Measuring Coffee Beans to Add to Porter

[SDouglas82]

I have a recipe that calls for 5 ounces of coffee beans and was wondering if the measurement was fluid ounces or regular ounces (I have a digital scale). Also, how much water should I use to extract the most coffee flavor out of the beans? First time making a coffee porter and I'm going to add cold brewed coffee to my bottling bucket. It's for a 5 gallon batch. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bensiff]

It says beans, so that would be by weight.

 

[m00ps]

I would just add the beans straight into the fermentor. Seriously, its the best way to get a good coffee character. For me, adding the beans in the boil or even cold pressing separately then adding gives a fleeting coffee flavor that gets astringent and tannin-like months down the road.