Re: Tonka beans

[DEMPSEY]

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.

[Qs]

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.

[phildo79]

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.

[DEMPSEY]

How was the head retention on the Pecan stout.

[phildo79]

It was fairly decent. Nice bit of lacing. Think I used Carapils malt to help with the head retention.

[beerfly]

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.

[DEMPSEY]

where did you get the Tonka beans

[delzep]

Supping a 3 Bean Stout right now...its very good 

I also have this in my stash




Which suggests that you can get tonka bean natural flavour from somewhere

[Qs]

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

[Snuff]

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

[Qs]

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.