How to Add Coffee to Beer in a Brewery

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Today Michael is doing the coffee addition for Watertown Brewing Company's Kampeska Kold Press which is their seasonal Coffee Stout. Whether you've added coffee before, or this is your first time, Michael breaks down the steps, and gives you all the reasons behind why he's doing it the way he is. With these tips, you'll be well on your way to brewing the perfect coffee beer!
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  • @garriedorman9083
    @garriedorman90836 ай бұрын

    Enjoying these videos, thanks for posting

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks Garrie! I sincerely appreciate it. Is there anything you'd like me to talk about in a future video?

  • @jakebertrand8414
    @jakebertrand84146 ай бұрын

    Great tip about tasting 3 times a day. I like the hanging bag technique. A follow up tasting update would be cool. Loving the content 🤘

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks Jake I appreciate it. I'll let you know.

  • @livinginaterminalstate
    @livinginaterminalstate6 ай бұрын

    Interesting, great video

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it livinginaterminalstate! Feedback is the biggest motivation with all this haha. Is there any subject you'd like to see covered or a tutorial done on?

  • @livinginaterminalstate

    @livinginaterminalstate

    6 ай бұрын

    Anything beer related really I know a bit about what hops to use but apart from that know very little about brewing, I hear lagers are tougher to brew so a good pilsner or helles tutorial would be cool, thanks

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    I'll definitely keep that in mind thanks!

  • @tomford6880
    @tomford68806 ай бұрын

    loving the videos, great insight. Keep them coming. Would ove to see you dryhop a big, hoppy beer. Maybe something about cleaning and CIP. My last one though, how you price a beer. Many thanks

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    All really great ideas Tom. Thanks for the encouragement. Had some criticism today lol -- as to be expected-- but ill make sure to cover all three at some point.

  • @tomford6880

    @tomford6880

    6 ай бұрын

    @@michaelbrews I wouldn't worry about any criticism. I'm a keen homebrewer and watch loads of vids for inspiration, tips and techniques etc. I really appreciate anyone who has the time to show how they do it, particularly in this case where you also have a business to run. Keep up the great work!

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    Dude sincerely thank you. I worked in a homebrew shop out in Georgetown WA for a while back in 2015 and saw all sorts of interesting choices haha. Elysian would buy yeast for experimental stuff from us. There are lots of methods and brulosophy brings up super interesting perspectives.

  • @jayson1270
    @jayson12706 ай бұрын

    2nd!

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    Jayson always on the draw!

  • @geir.mathello
    @geir.mathello6 ай бұрын

    Have you tried this with tea? Have a nice day. Cheers from Norway

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    Geir, I've never tried it with tea but that could be pretty fun. Same concept as an iced tea right? Realistically you could probably do it in the mash as well, or in the mash run off. Maybe something fun to try in a 10 gallon batch! Thanks again man!

  • @geir.mathello

    @geir.mathello

    6 ай бұрын

    @@michaelbrews I've been thinking about it for a while but, never got around to it yet. ;)

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    Sounds like it's time!

  • @geir.mathello

    @geir.mathello

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes@@michaelbrews

  • @ScullyBrewing

    @ScullyBrewing

    6 ай бұрын

    The folks at GetErBrewed did a beer with Roibos tea. Looks like it was a tasty one

  • @aaronhammons6065
    @aaronhammons60656 ай бұрын

    Isn't it possible that you get an infection from the coffee itself? This is what scares me about adding ingredients that aren't sanitized themselves. You can't do a tincture as a brewery, correct?

  • @michaelbrews

    @michaelbrews

    6 ай бұрын

    That is a very fair and reasonable fear, but typically something like roasted coffee doesn't carry a lot of risk. It comes from a vacuum sealed container, it's going into a bacteria averse environment, it is kept cold, the majority of the fermentable sugars are gone, and there is an element of alcohol. We don't get infections from dry hopping, and honestly I haven't had an infection occur from coffee additions like this. I do cocoa nibs the same way. However, I would never add ingredients like this post boil, cooled wort, prior to fermentation. There is sugar, oxygen, and not enough yeast to out compete in those conditions. Sorry for the novel, but I wouldn't freak out too much about something like this. I've done tinctures as well, but don't like adding the alcohol to the finished beer personally. Hope that helps! (there's more than one way to execute coffee -- cold brew works great too!)

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