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I never noticed any lack of flavor, my batch was bottled though but it just kept getting better with time. Last bottle I had was after 3 months or so and it was fantastic. Puts Maui's Coconut Porter to shame for coconut flavor and aroma.

To be honest I think I followed the instructions on the bag, or something I got online... It was like 350deg and I watched/stirred it like crazy to make sure it didn't burn and got the most out of the toasting.

Thanks for the input guys, sounds like I just need to sit on this one for a while which is what I kind of expected.

It was actually quite easy to remove, after the beer was bottled I just held the carboy upside down and took a filet knife to it and was able to pull the mess out easily as the bag was sort of a cheese cloth material.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/shredded-coconut.html That's the stuff. Toasted until almost amber in color, then funneled into the bag that was already in the carboy. You can probably find it at most grocery stores in the baking isle. I found it at a more organic grocery store though.

I used organic dehydrated coconut flakes in my coconut porter, put them in a stocking style grain bag from the lhbs and had no oil issues at all. Used 1.5lb in 5 gallons and the aroma/flavor was amazing. Lhbs guy said it was the best flavored porter he has come across in a long time. Here is...

It is going to be kegged. I'm willing to wait as long as I have to, it is just nowhere near where I though the taste should be but it doesn't taste terrible. Just not familiar with the yeast and some of the grain used so I'm just checking.

Hey all, just looking to get some input on my most recent brew. This is my third AG and I felt like everything went much better than the first two now that I have the equipment figured out a bit better. The only problem is that the current product tastes nothing like I expected. It is very...