Flavouring beans.

[YorkChao]

Good Afternoon,

Has anyone experience of adding flavours to beans after roasting? We are looking at making limited edition flavours which would be infused after the roasting process.

Any pointers on this one would be great.

Thanks as ever.

Chris.

 

[topher]

You can do it with liquid flavors or power bean. Power bean is nice if you don't want to have a separate grinder for flavors. If you want send me a pm with your email address and I can get you some contact info for some different flavoring companies.

 

[YorkChao]

Thank you for the reply Topher. I'll send you a PM. I wondered if there was a way of spraying the beans with the flavour. Then if we choose to grind them the flavour will still be there. I hope that makes sense?

 

[topher]

I flavor 45 lbs at a time. We have a food grade "cement mixer" Flavoring is basically propylene glycol with super concentrated flavors. You use half an ounce for every 2 pounds. once applied you can grind and it will stay flavored...try not to get it on you or you sill smell like it for days. I got your pm and will forward you an email and phone number to a guy.

 

[Zosia]

Hello Topher, seems to me that it is a lot of a flavoring for just 2 pounds. What would you say would be weight based ratio? Cheers!

 

[topher]

sorry I must have had fat fingers when I typed that out it is a half ounce per pound. it is a 3 % mixture...16 oz of coffee for .48 oz of flavor. So 1 oz for every 2 lbs.