Nicely done interesting video. Videos that involve Kelly always work nicely due to the balance she brings in. I love those facial expressions in particular :)

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks David.. she not afraid of expressing herself!! Lol 👍🍻

So great to see you all again! And very interesting results!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was a fun test! Thanks man! 👍🍻

I did a breakfast stout and added some Sumatra coffee at flame out and did a cold brew Kona coffee addition into the secondary. Turned out pretty well and the coffee flavor was quite smooth.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I think as long as you add it at the very end of the boil maybe at flame out or while you're chilling you probably be okay. I definitely wouldn't recommend adding it at the beginning of the boil lol

Good stuff Brian. Ill have to check that product out. Very cool! Appreciate it!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

For sure!! 👍🍻

I've tried both as well and am a big fan of cold brewed over hot. I usually do 1oz per gallon of whole beans in the keg while carbing for 3-4 days. Excellent vid, Cheers Sir!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! That's a good ratio I think. 👍🍻

Great video keep up the content.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Benjamin!! 👍🍻

I have one of those infusers for cold brew. It's a nice product. I really enjoy the cold stepped coffee in beer. I use a sst tube in my keg. It takes about three days and it's perfect. Cheers Brian!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Wally!! 👍🍻

Great video! Last coffee beer I did I cold-steeped 8oz of local coffee grounds in the beer post-fermentation and tasted it a couple times a day. I was so surprised by the amount of coffee aroma that I got within just a few hours! I think I ended up letting it sit in the fermenter for around 48 hours.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like that worked well! 👍🍻

I do put my cold brew coffee in my keg in fact I just kegged a sweet milk stout that I added a Texas pecan bourbon infused coffee to it’s really good. Thanks again for the video

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds delicious!! 👍🍻

Cool. I’ve had a set of those cold coffee thingamabobs for months with one sitting on my counter ready to go for months as well. Thanks for the reminder that I’ve been slacking. I think it’s time to try it.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Haha.. do you have hidden cameras in my basement?!?? Lol same here! 👍🍻

Another great video, Brian. I've made my KBS clone using both methods and I prefer dry beans in secondary.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for the input! 👍🍻

Nice. I have a coffee chocolate Stout I brewed sitting in my secondary right now. Sumatra at flameout and Kona cold brew coffee, bourbon, oak cubes, and vanilla bean in secondary. Hope it turns out good. Samples seamed good so far.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!! 👍🍻

Good information! Been thinking about adding some coffee to my stouts myself. I would have thought you would have got more from the hot brewed. Cheers!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I was surprised for sure! 👍🍻

Interesting. Even the head retention on the hot brew seems to be less. I’ve been cold steeping dark grains in my stouts and porters now for about a year. I agree that you get a more complex and smoother flavor. I still bet both beers were yummy. Cheers guys!!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

👍🍻

I prefer cold brewed coffee over hot in general but surprised there is a big difference, will be filing this away for a coffee beer in the future!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Cool thanks Trent! 👍🍻

Great video, i have a stout that i just added a hot pepper addition with Vodca (i use vodca as it sterilize), i am also adding coffee at keging stage, now i am wondering if i shoud infuse coffee with bourbon and put it threw a coffee filter at kegging,

Nice. I only drink dark biers, so this video was cool. Remember, that porters and stouts should be served slightly cooler than room temperature. This way a lot of the aroma and flavor comes out. I also do my porters and stouts under nitro, which gives it a very creamy and thick mouth feel. Last tip, porters and stouts should always be under low carbonation. Almost like a flat beer.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!! 👍🍻

@user-yq2jo7gb1y

9 ай бұрын

Is your nitro mix 75% nitrogen & 25 co2 ? How long you carbonate for how long ?

@RaymondMillbrae

9 ай бұрын

@@user-yq2jo7gb1y if you are asking me, I cannot remember. I purchase it via my local air gas distributor. (Both my carbonation and bier gas). It might be what you are saying (70%/30%), but I cannot remember off the top of my head. As for how long. It depends. About a day or two. The ultimate test is when you pour it, and the cascading looks right.

Cold brew is dangerously strong !!! Let that red Beard grow !!!!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Haha!! Thanks buddy! 👍🍻

Good job although I wish they were both the same in everything including the fermenter but a few drips of a great quality vanilla would probably make both even better as vanilla will enhance both the bourbon and the chocolate malts.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍🍻

Next Short Circuit Video: How to Make a Bourbon Coffee Kolsch!? using fancy brite tank techniques!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

First!! I need a brite tank!! Lol just use a keg! 👍🍻

Interesting comparison although it sounds like too many variables were different to really know. I'm going to try it tho !

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there are some variables, but I really liked the bag and how easy it was to clean and the capacity of grain it will hold. 👍🍻

Interesting that the cold brew out performed the hot brewed. Good stuff

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was night and day!

Good stuff

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! 👍🍻

I add whole beans to the fermenter for 1 day a ferment temperature and 3 to 4 days cold crash (inc temp drop) . Really extracts everything and tastes great, proper cold-brew coffee taste. It's smooth and pulls the chocolate hints with it... As an experiment, I dried out the beans, ground them and attempted to brew a coffee from them, yuk - no coffee flavour left and just beery.v Clear;y extracted all that could...

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Lol brown water!! Nice technique! 👍🍻

@SaucySpecial

3 жыл бұрын

How much whole beans do you put in the fermenter for your extraction in beer process?

@DrGruffLes

3 жыл бұрын

I used 125g in about 25 litres

Thanks for a great video and all the advice you have provided in the past. How much coffee did you put in the infuser? I really want to get that coffee punch w/o the bitterness. Thanks again!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

I filled it about an inch from the very top. Not sure how much by weight.

What are your thoughts about using extract for the coffee flavor? I have used a company called silver cloud flavors with really great success. Everything except for fruit seems to be just as good by using extract. Thoughts?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

What matters is if you like the results. I have nothing against extracts and have used them many times. I just recently shared the results of a chocolate peanut butter porter that was using extract for the flavoring. It turned out great! 👍🍻

Looks like I found the coffee and infuser for my NEXT KBS Clone! Great stuff! Thanks Brian and Kelly. (Kelli?) - Full disclosure - I have a Kelly also. How much (oz) did you use in your cold brew - because the coffee comes in 12 oz bags?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

It was about 4-5 ounces in the cold brew. 👍🍻 (Kelly) 😁

I know you didn’t weigh the beans, but do you know the volume of the infusion basket? It would be good to have a general idea on how strong that cold brew was?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say a cup and a half ground?

My favorite way is adding lightly crushed beans 2-3 days before bottle/kegging

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard that method as well. 👍🍻

@justinkasica721

2 жыл бұрын

​@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Its the way I've been doing it for years now and about to do it do my PSL stout

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good!

I recently made a coffee stout by adding my grounds after flame out and cooling the wort to 190-200, and let steep for about 10 minutes. After that I cooled it and pitched yeast. I was not sure what to do with the grounds, so I left them in for primary and filtered out for secondary. There is for sure a coffee hint, but not terribly strong. Maybe a bit on the bitter side. For my next go at this I was going to do a cold brew addition, but then I thought - what if I make the cold brew with some chilled wort in the fridge, then add it about 3 days into primary. Thoughts on the idea? (I am still a relative newbie - only been brewing for a little over a year now. Small batch brewer) Thanks for the vid!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I wouldn't overcomplicate it to be honest with you just do the cold brew with water. Keep it simple. Your best bet is always to add it when packaging, whether that's the keg or bottle. If you had it during fermentation a lot of the aroma is going to be driven off by the fermentation.

Great Vidya. I love most beer experiments. Same wort divided betwixt the two Brian? I'm sorry, Brain?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Lol brainiac on the job sir!! 👍🍻

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was the same wart same yeast fermented in different containers but basically the same.

Cool info! So, you basically added 2 quarts of coffee to a 5 gallon keg?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much 48 oz of cold brewed coffee. 👍🍻

For the cold brew coffee you let it steep for 26 hours? at room temp?... For the hot brew what temp did you brew it at and how long?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Cold was in the fridge all that time, starting with cold RO water I boiled first and then chilled down. The hot brew was just made in a coffee maker and poured in the keg right after it was brewed. 👍🍻

At which point in the brewing process did you add the cold brew? I was thinking of doing it at bottling.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

2 жыл бұрын

That's when I would add it. 👍🍻

@wesleynewmyer532

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers thanks! I rewatched your video and you added it at kegging. I'm planning on adding coconut extract at the same time, do you have any experience/advice? I'm brewing 5 gallons of milke stout today that I'll be adding the coffee and coconut to at bottling.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

2 жыл бұрын

@@wesleynewmyer532 it really depends on the brand of flavoring. What are you using?

@wesleynewmyer532

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers flavorganics organic coconut extract is what I was planning on using

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

2 жыл бұрын

@@wesleynewmyer532 never heard of that brand. I would err on the side of caution. You can always add more. Any idea how strong it is?

Chocolate malt doesn't taste like chocolate. It refers to the colour.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

I've had chocolate notes from it before. I suppose it depends on the manufacturer. Here is a description from what I used.. Hugh Baird chocolate malt is typically used in Brown Ales, Porters and Stouts. When it comes to chocolate malt, a little can go a long way! Bairds chocolate malt *will provide flavors of chocolate and coffee* to your beer, with a slight astringency.