Hey all,
Had an excellent coconut cream ale at a recent beer fest in Seattle. I have a great cream ale recipe and was thinking about adding coconut flakes to re-create this beer.
A couple of questions:
1. I've seen coconut porter recipes call for toasted flakes. My initial reaction is to not toast them for a cream ale as I don't think I want any additional nuttiness or roasted-type flavors. Any opinions?
2. Recipe is for a 5.5 gallon batch and I'm planning to add 7 oz of dried coconut flakes to the primary. Any opinions on the amount? Should I be concerned about sanitization?
Any tips or insight is greatly appreciated!
Had an excellent coconut cream ale at a recent beer fest in Seattle. I have a great cream ale recipe and was thinking about adding coconut flakes to re-create this beer.
A couple of questions:
1. I've seen coconut porter recipes call for toasted flakes. My initial reaction is to not toast them for a cream ale as I don't think I want any additional nuttiness or roasted-type flavors. Any opinions?
2. Recipe is for a 5.5 gallon batch and I'm planning to add 7 oz of dried coconut flakes to the primary. Any opinions on the amount? Should I be concerned about sanitization?
Any tips or insight is greatly appreciated!