Stout

[Aaron62]

I've had a few peanut butter beers, but I like stouts. Thinking about a smoked peanut butter stout, but have never brewed a stout so not sure where to begin. I was also wanting to use real peanut butter is it possible.

 

[m00ps]

From searching around here, youll find that using actual PB is highly unsuccessful due to the fat content. You get a layer of oil on top of your wort which can mess up fermentation by preventing yeast oxygen exposure when they try to rise to the top.

Most people will use PB2 (defatted PB powder) and/or PB flavor extracts. For my PB stouts, Ive done a box of captain crunch in the mash along with the PB2 and flavoring. Its pretty hard to lock in a good PB flavor

 

[urg8rb8]

I just brewed an imperial stout with 16oz of pb2 in the secondary for almost two weeks. Just bottled and planning to age for a few months.