Mint-Mocha porter suggestions

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  1. PhineasMcClintock

    PhineasMcClintock Grand Pooh-Bah (3,976) Oct 18, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Hey,
    I have a basic porter kit I plan on brewing shortly. I plan on adding mocha extract on bottling day (correct me if I'm wrong). How do I add the mint?

    Has anyone ever tried this? Any suggestions?

    Thanks!
     
    #1 PhineasMcClintock, Aug 12, 2012
  2. WanderingFool

    WanderingFool Pooh-Bah (2,136) Aug 7, 2002 Massachusetts
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    Many people add mint to the secondary in a muslin bag. I've only used mint once in a beer and added it at flame out. It came out good. Not overpowering and a subtle mint character at the end of each sip.
     
    #2 WanderingFool, Aug 13, 2012
  3. PhineasMcClintock

    PhineasMcClintock Grand Pooh-Bah (3,976) Oct 18, 2007 Massachusetts
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    how much did you add? Was it a 5-gallon batch?

    Thanks...
     
    #3 PhineasMcClintock, Aug 14, 2012
  4. mattbk

    mattbk Savant (1,111) Dec 12, 2011 New York

    make a mint extract using vodka and mint leaves. store for about a month, shaking every once in a while. add to secondary, rack beer on top. ive added mint leaves at flameout and got a vegetable taste in the beer, not pleasant. youll have to experiment to find out much to add, it will depend on a lot of factors (strength of extract, base beer, etc.)
     
    #4 mattbk, Aug 15, 2012
  5. goodonezach

    goodonezach Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2011 New York

    a touch of vanilla extract can go a long way.
     
    #5 goodonezach, Aug 15, 2012
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