Aging Beers with Coconut

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by RallyMachine, Nov 3, 2015.

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  1. RallyMachine

    RallyMachine Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Ohio
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    I'm really asking this from a homebrewing perspective, but I figured I'd start here.

    I have a RIS that has been aging in the secondary for ~8 months now and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it besides oak cubes. I am thinking about adding rum, coconut and vanilla beans, but I am unsure about the fats/lipids in coconut. I have heard that as these lipids break down, they can create various off flavors (metallic) which I have experienced in a PB beer I made and subsequently tried 6 months later.

    I want to make a beer that can be cellared indefinitely by the people I give it to, so naturally I am worried about the coconut causing issues after 6-12 months. Has anybody every experienced this in coconut homebrews or commercial beers (prop, last snow, etc)?
     
    #1 RallyMachine, Nov 3, 2015
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  2. FSUlaw-and-brew

    FSUlaw-and-brew Initiate (0) Jul 20, 2015 Florida

    I have no home brew experience so take this with a grain of salt. However, I know from experience that the coconut in last snow drops off quickly, will it produce an off taste that I wouldn't know. But what i do know is for the longest I held on to a coconut bomb people said very little coconut more vanilla and the weirdest I heard, which I guess could be categorized at weird was "sun tan lotion". Probably doesn't help but hope it does
     
    #2 FSUlaw-and-brew, Nov 5, 2015
  3. RallyMachine

    RallyMachine Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Ohio
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    Interesting... In the interest of playing it safe with a beer that I have so much invested in, I think I will probably pass on the coconut. Thanks for the help!
     
    #3 RallyMachine, Nov 5, 2015
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  4. BalancingBrooms

    BalancingBrooms Pooh-Bah (2,894) Aug 22, 2013 California
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    if you have the means you could pull off a gallon to experiment with
     
    #4 BalancingBrooms, Nov 5, 2015
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