[dougcogley]

I am making a Chocolate Coffee Stout and I will be adding Cocoa Nibs into the secondary fermenter.  We have done this with a previous batch and got the gusher virus.  Does anyone have a recommendation on how to sanitize these to eliminate any contamination issues.  I have read soaking in Vodka...  What about sanitizing with Star San?

[EHall]

no to star san.. just use vodka.

[hoser]

Never had a sanitiation problem addining cacao nibs directly to my beer.  I treat them just like dry hops.  I suppose you could cold steep them in vodka.  My guess is you had a sanitation problem along the way unrelated to the cacao nibs.

[tygo]

Another vote for steeping in vodka for a few days and then adding the whole thing to the secondary (including the vodka).

[fightdman]

I've always soaked the nibs in grain alcohol for a few days before adding to the keg to "dry nib" them there.