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If anyone is looking to do a chocolate stout or experimenting in the near future, I'm after getting 10kgs of them, so that's 20x500g(the figure I've seen online for in the mash). Im going to brewcon so I could bring some up with me if people wanted.
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Quote from: dcalnan on April 21, 2016, 06:24:25 PM
If anyone is looking to do a chocolate stout or experimenting in the near future, I'm after getting 10kgs of them, so that's 20x500g(the figure I've seen online for in the mash). Im going to brewcon so I could bring some up with me if people wanted.

Cool!! How much?

Chalk me down.. I'll be at brewcon.. Thanks

Me too please  :)

Quote from: cruiscinlan on April 21, 2016, 06:30:26 PM

Quote from: dcalnan on April 21, 2016, 06:24:25 PM
If anyone is looking to do a chocolate stout or experimenting in the near future, I'm after getting 10kgs of them, so that's 20x500g(the figure I've seen online for in the mash). Im going to brewcon so I could bring some up with me if people wanted.

Cool!! How much?

They're free, I've an unlimited supply if needs be

Just a quick one..... I got couple black sacks of these before look great around the flower beds but anyways the untreated cocoa nibs have salmonella its mainly on the husk so id be carefull about putting them into anything without nuking them ect.

http://www.confectionerynews.com/Regulation-Safety/Raw-chocolate-a-Salmonella-health-risk-says-NCA

Me to please

The boil should kill salmonella??

Assuming it's not already been treated. I think holding at 65C for a few minutes is enough to kill salmonella in chicken so would expect similar would be OK.

Lots of veg and nuts can contain samonella as well, but I'm planning on putting the husks in the mash so it will be at ~65 for an hour and then boiled so no problems, if I was doing it in secondary I would definitely treat it.
I made a tea with some last night and it was really nice.

Do they impart a strong cocoa flavour?
I'd love to get 500g from you tomorrow at brewcon. My name is Brendan sewell. Hopefully I'll see you there. Thanks

Hey, can I also put my name down for some. Not sure how I will get to you but will arrange something. If you have some left of course

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Quote from: LASERBOY147 on April 22, 2016, 12:12:34 PM
Do they impart a strong cocoa flavour?
I'd love to get 500g from you tomorrow at brewcon. My name is Brendan sewell. Hopefully I'll see you there. Thanks

Yeah there's a really strong cocoa flavour off them.

Quote from: auralabuse on April 22, 2016, 02:43:30 PM
Hey, can I also put my name down for some. Not sure how I will get to you but will arrange something. If you have some left of course

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Only 6 have asked for them so far, I've enough for 20. But if people want 1kg I could do that too.

I'll take a bag as well please.

If it's not loading you down too much I'd love to take some. I was refraining out of politeness - didn't want to turn you into a pack mule :)

I say I'll be going home with as much as I'm coming up with, judging by the goodie bags.

Shamek will want some.
Leave a bag of then in the car on the way up, well get them to him at some point.

Cue band wagon jumping, if there is some available I would also be interested.

Shanna

Quote from: dcalnan on April 22, 2016, 04:46:51 PM

Quote from: auralabuse on April 22, 2016, 02:43:30 PM
Hey, can I also put my name down for some. Not sure how I will get to you but will arrange something. If you have some left of course

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Only 6 have asked for them so far, I've enough for 20. But if people want 1kg I could do that too.

I'd go a 1kg if you'd give them to lazerboy for me?

Being Welsh it would let my side down if I didn't ask for half a Kg!

Will_D

I'm mobile, can a keyboard warrior piece a list together do this does not get out of hand?

I am brewing a chocolate stout on Sunday so this would be great! Do we have to bring our own bags?

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Quote from: brian_c on April 22, 2016, 11:42:42 PM
I am brewing a chocolate stout on Sunday so this would be great! Do we have to bring our own bags?

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I've it all bagged already, so no need.

just a warning I've found a few twigs/twine in the bags, but you may be lucky and get a full cocoa bean.

Where you you live dcalnan?, just thinking how I could arrange to collect.

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I'm living in Cork

Thank you. They smell amazing. If you need anymore pointers on the herms, you know where we are :)

many many thanks for the bag. Mrs D well impressed with the 'nose'.

Now just need to brew some coca flavoured beers. After the Experimental talk - Hey look out for a funky Chocolate Lime Belgian Dubbel!

This stuff is amazing on the nose. Will be brewing a super chocolate beer with this stuff. Thanks  :)

Will be put in the mash tomorrow, thank you very much for that.

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@Brian_c, make sure Wilkies chocolate get a mention on Chips show.
http://www.wilkieschocolate.ie/

Of course.

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Many thanks Darragh. Few bottles of my milk chocolate stout on the way to you  and  a much sought after vip pass to my bar👍

Thanks a lot! Much appreciated

I had a smell of these yesterday and wow what a smell. I wonder is there anywhere to get them in dublin

Quote from: cruiscinlan on April 21, 2016, 06:30:26 PM

Quote from: dcalnan on April 21, 2016, 06:24:25 PM
If anyone is looking to do a chocolate stout or experimenting in the near future, I'm after getting 10kgs of them, so that's 20x500g(the figure I've seen online for in the mash). Im going to brewcon so I could bring some up with me if people wanted.

Cool!! How much?

Many thanks for the bag of coco nibs, can't wait to try them.

Shanna

Thanks for that! Lovely smell of chocolate in the car.

Yere welcome, hope they work well for people, I'm hoping to do a stout with them this weekend.

How did people get on with this?

Quote from: johnrm on April 29, 2016, 09:46:42 PM
How did people get on with this?

Boiled up 150 grams of them last Sunday after brewcon and made a syrup from them. The smell in my house from the chocolate was absolutely amazing. The syrup will be going in to the bottling bucket the next time I do a stout.

Shanna

Syrup? Did you add sugar?
Full process please Mr. Shanna!

Quote from: johnrm on April 29, 2016, 10:20:37 PM
Syrup? Did you add sugar?
Full process please Mr. Shanna!

Well when I say syrup it's probably a misnomer. I should have described as sugar flavoured cocoa water :). I intend to use it instead of priming sugar. I took about two itres of water, 200 grams of sugar, 250.grams of the cocoa flakes and mixed them up. Boiled them up and then let it boil for about 5 minutes stirring a lot. Then reduced it to about half way & let some of water evaporate off for about 15 minutes, stirring continuously. Poured off the cocoa flakes through a sieve and put the liquid back on simmer for another 10 minutes. Ended up with about a litre of liquid. Cooled the saucepan in an ice bath, and drained 740ml of the liquid  into a precleaned & sanitised swing top bottle. Added 15ml of vodka to the mix to help keep any infection at bay. Sitting in my fridge now. Will use about 250 ml during secondary & will use the rest instead of priming sugar. Going to use in an oatmeal stout that I am doing on Monday. It should be a chocolate kick to it especially as I use a lot of roast barley hoping it will help offset it a little. If the beer smells or tastes as rich as the liquid it will be unbelievable.

Shanna

Wondering how lads fared out with these in beer.
Any updates?

Use mine today in what will become a nearly imperial chocolate oatmeal milk stout. I sifted the husks so that the small bits would be put into a nylon bag, and the larger parts would be put directly into the mash. So 500g in all. The nylon bag was steeping in the second sparge water for 15mins making a cocoa husks tea. Finished at 1.077 with the lactose contributing .007, looking forward to trying it when it's done, there was definitely loads of chocolate in the sample I pulled for the hydrometer.