Modifying a stout kit with coconut

[Weiss]

Anyone carried this off successfully? 

[DEMPSEY]

no but can coconut milk be used  :-/

[Damo]

Hi Weiss

Yeah, no probs adding coconut to a stout kit.

I "Dry Hopped" using desiccated coconut flakes

IIRC.
Toast 700g of coconut at approx 140ish degrees for about 15/20mins being careful not to burn and turning every now n' again, add 100g of untoasted.
into a muslin bag and then into FV after initial fermentation dies down.

I did this with an extract stout that did ok in the comp.

[LordEoin]

You can do a similar thing with peanuts (roast and crush) and it's supposed to be very tasty.

[Weiss]

Damo,

When modifying a kit in the past I've never thrown anything into the fermenter, I've always steeped malt or orange peel in 2 litres of hot water and then used the flavoured hot water as the "base" for the brew.

Can I do that with coconut as well, as I'm very wary of adding anything into the fermenter?

[Metattron]

+1 Damo. I'm doing another coconut stout at the minute. Toasted the coconut, put in muslin bags and into the secondary for 10 days. Did one for Christmas and it was excellent.

[Bubbles]

Yeah, no probs adding coconut to a stout kit.

I "Dry Hopped" using desiccated coconut flakes

IIRC.
Toast 700g of coconut at approx 140ish degrees for about 15/20mins being careful not to burn and turning every now n' again, add 100g of untoasted.
into a muslin bag and then into FV after initial fermentation dies down.

I did this with an extract stout that did ok in the comp.

I tasted this beer - and it was a good 'un! 

[Shanna]

Hi Weiss

Yeah, no probs adding coconut to a stout kit.

I "Dry Hopped" using desiccated coconut flakes

IIRC.
Toast 700g of coconut at approx 140ish degrees for about 15/20mins being careful not to burn and turning every now n' again, add 100g of untoasted.
into a muslin bag and then into FV after initial fermentation dies down.

I did this with an extract stout that did ok in the comp.

Hi Damo

Was unsure what you did here. You toasted 700 gr of cocunut but then referenced adding 100gr of untoasted in to the fermenter. What did you do with the toasted coconut? Would like to try this with an oatmeal stout.

Shanna

[Damo]

Hi shanna

The whole lot goes into the bag. (700g toasted + 100g of untoasted)

I've no notes on this but I think I dropped them in on day 5 of a 10 Day primary ferment. Didn't bother with secondary.

[Shanna]

Hi shanna

The whole lot goes into the bag. (700g toasted + 100g of untoasted)

I've no notes on this but I think I dropped them in on day 5 of a 10 Day primary ferment. Didn't bother with secondary.

Thanks, wow 800 grams of coconut did it taste like a bounty bar?

Shanna