I have an oatmeal stout in secondary right now. I'm only secondary'ing the stout because I added 4 oz of cocoa nibs that had been soaking in 3 oz of vanilla extract for 8 days previous to pitch. Now, the nibs soaked up a great deal of the extract. I had a syrupy cocoa-y and vanilla liquid in the soaking unit. It looked and smelled great.
I primaried the stout for 6 days. It's been in the secondary for 2 days, going on 3. I don't care about clarity, I added a whirlfloc tab to my boil. And it's a stout so clarity isn't of the highest priority. My OG was 1.060, FG is 1.011. Been steady since day 4 of the primary.
How long would you guys secondary this? I did a taste test yesterday (day 2 secondary) and it was fantastic. Enough cocoa flavor, good vanilla notes, malt was spot on. Would you guys bottle this or would you ride it out another week? I think I'm answering my own questions here but I would like other input on this beer. Thanks.
I primaried the stout for 6 days. It's been in the secondary for 2 days, going on 3. I don't care about clarity, I added a whirlfloc tab to my boil. And it's a stout so clarity isn't of the highest priority. My OG was 1.060, FG is 1.011. Been steady since day 4 of the primary.
How long would you guys secondary this? I did a taste test yesterday (day 2 secondary) and it was fantastic. Enough cocoa flavor, good vanilla notes, malt was spot on. Would you guys bottle this or would you ride it out another week? I think I'm answering my own questions here but I would like other input on this beer. Thanks.