Next beer idea..Thoughts, ideas or input?

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

So for my next beer, I'm going to call it a mocha cream stout. Still working on the recipe but it will have cocoa nibs, lactose and java coffee (freshly brewed). The lactose will go in the boil and the coffee along with the cocoa nibs will go into the secondary.

Anyone have thoughts on the best way to sanitize the cocoa nibs? Also had anyone ever experimented with something like this and if so how did it turn out?

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

Correction** the coffee will be cold brewed in a french press..

 

[slym2none]

You can soak the nibs in a liquor of your choice (vodka is neutral) or you can get a small amount of water, dump the nibs in, & boil them for 2-3 minutes. Just use the liquid along with the nibs (at least, that's what I do).

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

So for the recipe:

9lbs of 2-row
1lb of roasted barley
14oz of chocolate Malt
4oz of flaked barley
4oz of caramel 60L

 

[slym2none]

To make it more "creamy", I might replace the flaked barley with flaked oats, & double the amount.

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

From what I've been reading is that flaked oats give off a grainy/oaty taste to a beer which if I can I would like to avoid as I'm going for chocolate and coffee flavors but I'm not very familiar with adjuncts