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General Category => All Grain Brewing => Topic started by: jaronson on January 18, 2011, 02:29:16 pm
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I am writing as I have made a coconut porter a couple of times now and I keep getting sour notes after I add the coconut to the secondary. I tasted the porter before I added the coconut and it was fine. I then toasted the coconut before I added it to the secondary
I was wondering if anyone might have any idea why this keeps happening?
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Maybe it is acrid notes from the toasting process? You might let it sit out for a day after toasting.
I was thinking it might be the oil going rancid but coconut has mostly saturated fatty acids and as such its pretty stable.
Theres always natural coconut flavored extract, its a pretty good approximation.
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You might want to try this method instead. I had a wonderful Coconut Porter from Flat Earth Brewing at last year's NHC. They soaked the coconut in vodka for about a week, drained the vodka, mixed it with brown sugar, and boiled the mixture until it was had a gravy-like consistency. The mixture was added toward the end of the boil. Also use White Labs English Ale 002. It's a very flocculant yeast that will leave a hint of sweetness that you'll want.
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You could always try this too:
http://www.amazon.com/Stirling-Gourmet-Coconut-Coffee-Flavoring/dp/B000LKZ3GK
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I am writing as I have made a coconut porter a couple of times now and I keep getting sour notes after I add the coconut to the secondary. I tasted the porter before I added the coconut and it was fine. I then toasted the coconut before I added it to the secondary
I was wondering if anyone might have any idea why this keeps happening?
I think the toasting would have sanitized it. How was it stored between toasting and adding it to the keg?
Have you had anyone else taste it? ;)
And welcome to the forum!