Coffee beer?

[daveshel]

Here's someone who figured out how to make a fermented coffee beverage, but for some silly reason wanted to remove the alcohol.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Gross.

 

[meltdown75]

yeah, that's pretty sick.

i like my coffee and beer quite seperate.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Nestle should be sued for maligning beer.

 

[theknight571]

There was a Brew-Pub here awhile back that had a dark beer that was coffee flavored.

It was bad... well at least I thought so...but then I don't like coffee. 🙂

On the other hand.. I can't be the only one that thought it was bad... that brew-pub only lasted about 8 months.

- TK

 

[broon]

Red Hook has had a double black stout for years that they make with Starbucks.

 

[kirkaptain]

I've had coffee stouts before (they have a small amount of coffee in them). Generally quite tasty if you are in to the rich roasted malts...

A couple years back I remember my buddy would drink "Boffee" for hangovers: 1 part coffee, 1 part cheap beer.

Now, we have those alcohol-augmented energy drinks. I've never tried them myself, but I hear that they are damn sweet.

But the big question is: why ferment something it you don't want alcohol? That is a huge selling point for me!

 

[broon]

Originally posted by: kirkaptain
I've had coffee stouts before (they have a small amount of coffee in them). Generally quite tasty if you are in to the rich roasted malts...

A couple years back I remember my buddy would drink "Boffee" for hangovers: 1 part coffee, 1 part cheap beer.

Now, we have those alcohol-augmented energy drinks. I've never tried them myself, but I hear that they are damn sweet.

But the big question is: why ferment something it you don't want alcohol? That is a huge selling point for me!

Granted the alcohol might be a selling point but it eliminates a large market. It's designed for a pick-me-up and without alcohol it would sell to Starbucks junkies of all ages, including the spoiled brat kids that have enough money to drive their new BMWs and get one before school.

 

[daveshel]

Alcohol and caffiene is a good combination. Sparks is ok, but tastes funky. I think it is a doable combination, but nobody has done it well right.

 

[BatmanNate]

I've had some decent beers brewed with coffee over the years. Here's one recipe that's tried and tasty:

Ingredients:

7 pounds liquid pale extract
1 pound roasted barley
1/2 pound chocolate malt
1/2 pound black patent malt
1 pounds flaked oats
3/4 pound sumatra coffee
1/2 pound lactose
1.5 oz Bullion, boil 60 mins
.5 oz Bullion, boil last 15 mins
1 oz. Fuggles, boil last 10 mins
Irish Ale Yeast (I use White Labs)



Instructions:
Steep your grains, coffee and oats in a grain bag at 150 degrees F for 45 minutes to an hour. Then add the extract and boil for 60 minutes. Adding the 1.5 oz. Bullion hops. The Remaining .5 oz. Bullion hops and 1 oz. Fuggles are added with 15 minutes and 10 minutes left in the boil in that order. Cool and pitch yeast. The lactose is added when bottling. I boiled my priming sugar and lactose at the same time and added the mixture to my bottling bucket before racking to it.

Ferment in primary for 7 days, then rack to secondary fermenter for another 5 days. This is a 5 gallon extract recipe.

I think it turned out excellent. I was going for a smooth stout and I didn't want the coffee to be overpowering. The coffee really comes through in the aftertaste. Drink one and then try to keep yourself from drinking another... I think the aftertaste makes me want more and more.

Note: Mashing the flaked oats with malted barley grains is not required. Converting the starches in the oatmeal is not the idea, the starches are intended to add to the "creamy" quality of this stout. Steeping the flaked oats is recommended, unless you want a stout with less body and more alcohol.



I think I used EKGs for the bittering but other than that it was about the same.