A couple of the lads are raving on about Lervig 3 bean stout, http://lervig.no/en/brew/3-bean-stout/. Has anyone ever brewed this and what is your thought's on building a good sound recipe :). Tonka beans are becoming popular with chef's atm with some shaving them and adding to food while others soaking whole beans in spirit.
I just bought some myself. There isn't a whole lot of information about using them so hopefully this thread can shed some light. Failing any better ideas being put forward I think I'm just going to make a couple of tinctures, one with crushed beans and one with chopped and see how they taste before adding them to beer then.
Quick roast in the oven and then add to the mash, perhaps?
I did this recently with pecans and my pecan stout turned out great.
How was the head retention on the Pecan stout.
It was fairly decent. Nice bit of lacing. Think I used Carapils malt to help with the head retention.
Have had some Tonka and caoca beans in the press for a few months. Plan on using them soon. Some smell every time I open the press.
Plan to grate or throw them in a blender quickly then add to the last few mins of the boil. Will have had a 30-60min soak by the time I'm done cooling.
where did you get the Tonka beans
Supping a 3 Bean Stout right now...its very good O0
I also have this in my stash
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Which suggests that you can get tonka bean natural flavour from somewhere
Quote from: DEMPSEY on January 08, 2019, 04:06:48 PM
where did you get the Tonka beans
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Tonka-Beans-Dipteryx-Odorata-Cumaru-Kumaru-Tonkin-Beans-Tonga-beans-Fava-Beans/163287667340
Being a snuff taker, I found tonka beans on a, surprise, surprise, a snuff website:
https://sharrowmills.com/product/tonquin-beans-25g-bag-tonga-tonka
Some Tonka bean usage on this blog post.
https://ibrewweirdshit.wordpress.com/2019/01/26/brew-log-28-well-all-float-on-root-beer-float-milk-stout-w-root-beer-extract-tonka-beans/
He used a tincture and found the 4.5 ounces he used not enough and much milder than vanilla.