- Recipe Type
- Extract
- Yeast
- Safale S-04
- Yeast Starter
- None
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.054
- Final Gravity
- 1.014
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 35
- Color
- 31 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 11 days @68F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 7 days @68F
- Tasting Notes
- 2nd in West region and 1st place second round for fruit beers in the 2011 HBT Comp
The following is a cut & paste from Beersmith so forgive me if things are illegible.
Normally when I make this beer I use 10-12oz of flaked unsweetened coconut, but I could only find a single 8oz package after going to 3 different stores. Apparently, there was a run on coconut that day. I will point out that in the scoresheet notes they felt like it needed a bit more coconut flavor, and I agree. This is a good beer, but I prefer it with a bit more coconut in there.
I would also add that in the three times I have made variations of this recipe, the head retention has been pretty poor, and additionally in this last one I felt like the body was a bit lacking and a couple of judges agreed. So I would recommend adding 6-8oz pound of carapils to the steeping grains.
Recipe Specifications
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 30.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 35.5 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
Amount Item Type % or IBU
6 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 79.89 %
10.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 8.39 %
10.1 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 8.39 %
4.0 oz Carafa Special II (415.0 SRM) Grain 3.33 %
2.00 oz Goldings, U.S.2009/05/22 [4.50 %] (60 minHops 32.1 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette 2009/05/22 [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops 3.4 IBU
8.00 oz Coconut (Shaved, Toasted) (Bottling 7.0 daMisc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale
Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)
Coconut should be toasted lightly in a pan before adding in secondary.
Normally when I make this beer I use 10-12oz of flaked unsweetened coconut, but I could only find a single 8oz package after going to 3 different stores. Apparently, there was a run on coconut that day. I will point out that in the scoresheet notes they felt like it needed a bit more coconut flavor, and I agree. This is a good beer, but I prefer it with a bit more coconut in there.
I would also add that in the three times I have made variations of this recipe, the head retention has been pretty poor, and additionally in this last one I felt like the body was a bit lacking and a couple of judges agreed. So I would recommend adding 6-8oz pound of carapils to the steeping grains.
Recipe Specifications
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 30.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 35.5 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
Amount Item Type % or IBU
6 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 79.89 %
10.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 8.39 %
10.1 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 8.39 %
4.0 oz Carafa Special II (415.0 SRM) Grain 3.33 %
2.00 oz Goldings, U.S.2009/05/22 [4.50 %] (60 minHops 32.1 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette 2009/05/22 [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops 3.4 IBU
8.00 oz Coconut (Shaved, Toasted) (Bottling 7.0 daMisc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale
Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)
Coconut should be toasted lightly in a pan before adding in secondary.