morning, I added 2 lbs it toasted coconut to my brown ale after secondary... It's been 1 day and the coconut nose and taste is outstanding but my beer went into a slow fermentation (air lock going up and down). Should I pull off the coconut and add the coffee to taste or put the car boy in the beer keg to stop fermentation?
I would pull the coconut now if you are happy with the taste as it is. I've never added coconut to a beer but 2 pounds sounds like a lot and is be worried that another day might be severe overkill. (I could be wrong.) I would add the coffee to taste right at packaging. Good luck and report back.
I do coconut at the same amount in a brown ale. I typically let it go a week. You may also want to add a vanilla bean or two for the duration. Coconut really don't taste like what we think it should without the addition of vanilla.
Afternoon here are the results: Did a 48 hour cold stable after adding the 2 lbs of toasted unsweetened coconut. To my surprise the coconut fell to the bottom avoiding a dry cap. The nose and flavor of the coconut was so great I pulled it from the cold stable and double racked into the keg. I then completed my coffee blending trials. The winning blend was: 12 scoops fresh ground high end coffee brewed to 6 cups of water(strong coffee flavor less water to add to the beer) added to the remaining 4 gallons of the finished coconut brown ale. Tasted amazing flat can't way for the finished CO2 product in 3-4 days when force carbonation is complete. Thank you all again for your advice and direction. Cheers!
