Tonka beans (6pc)

Recommended for dark beers, it tastes of vanilla, almonds, cinnamon and cloves.

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2.07 €

Bonus point : 0.06 €

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The spice is also often referred to as a vanilla substitute, but the taste is much more complex. Slightly spicy and slightly floral, the English also use it to flavour tobacco, but it's also great in cakes!

Dosage: Some people use 2-3 beans to make 20 litres, but others use 5-10 beans. It strongly depends on the type of beer and its dominant flavours. We recommend 2 beans as a starting point, because you can always add, but you can't take it out!

Usage:

Add it to the beer at the very end of the fermentation, once FG is reached. 2-3 days is enough, then the cold crash can begin
It can be made into a tincture by soaking it in pure spirit or in some kind of alcohol (e.g. vodka, whisky, rum). In this case it is also worth grating it beforehand, as this will speed up the leaching. The resulting tincture can be adjusted very precisely to the desired effect by dropping it into a glass of beer and multiplying the result to the size of the brew.

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