Peanut butter in an ale

[Daddylawman]

I'm looking to make a peanut butter brown ale. I've tried to do my research and looked at a few recipes. Almost all involve using PB2, mostly in the boil.
I'm curious if anyone has tried other methods, I'm thinking PB2 in the mash tun would be a colossal mess with the powder screwing up filtration (I have a RIMS system and a blichmann with a false bottom). I was thinking of crushing whole peanuts in the mash or maybe in a secondary, but I'm not sure this would be any better than the PB2.
I'd appreciate any thoughts/experience.

 

[mredge73]

Peanuts contain oils and fats, neither of which you want in your beer. I cannot imagine it tasting very good but PB2 is probably the right choice.
Add to secondary or end of primary like any flavoring ingredient, remember less is more.

 

[glenn]

Brooklyn Brew Shop has a peanut butter porter recipe that I have bottle conditioning now. They say to use natural peanut butter (because it separates in the jar) and to scoop off the oil and sloppy top layer and just use the dry crumbly stuff at the bottom. It is put into the boil.

 

[ColoniusFunk]

Iv'e used PB2 in secondary to great success. Did 12oz sanitized with 4oz neutral grain spirit (everclear). Added slurry to secondary for 2 weeks. Plenty of PB flavor (as intended) but didn't overpower the beer.

Randall through raspberries for the best pb&j beer ever.