Candy cane porter

[martyjmc]

Here is a local brewery that has an incredible candy cane porter and I was wondering when the can't canes might be introduced and at what quantities?

 

[TipsyDragon]

Most likely they don't use actual candy canes. They probably use mint or mint extract. In my mint chocolate porter I use 0.25 tbs (3.7ml) of extract at bottling in a 5 gallon (19L) batch. Gives a nice mild taste.

 

[chuckstout]

Probably something like this and would guess as to no or little to no late hop additions

 

[mjs3]

if you were using actual candy canes, what size, how many and when for a pretty robust peppermint flavor?
i might just throw a bunch into my simple porter boil tomorrow for ****s and giggles.
good or bad, it will be consumed.

my porter recipe is very simple and looks like this:

6# US 2 Row
1# Crystal 60
1# Chocolate
.25# German Carafe III
1oz. N. Brewer (8.6% AA, either FWH or 90m - not sure yet)
-No Late Hop Addition
1# Molasses (15m)
-i know thats probably a bit, but i always use 1# in my porters. there's something about it that i really enjoy.
Candy Canes (10m - not sure how many yet)
Safbrew S33 Yeast

 

[acarr160]

How did this turn out?


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[mcmcnair]

agreed would like to know. I crushed 10 candy canes and added them to a stout recently and i could very much smell the peppermint as I was adding the yeast.

 

[bryguy311]

How did these 2 beers turn out? We're doing this next weekend, trying to decide how many candy canes to use..