Coconut and Chile Wine

[jmilton1987]

I have a friend who is moving back to Malaysia and lovels apfelwine and wants to try it with stuff he has a home. He was wondering if a coconut and chile wine would work and if so does anyone know what might be a good method of making it? He was thinking of using palm sap like for palm wine then adding some cococut shavings and a few chiles and making a country wine of that sort. Does anyone know what type of yeast to use too? He said it might not be able to stay cold for the ferment so 30*C sometimes but any help would be apprciated.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

There have been several discussions on the use of coconut in various fermentations on these forums, just do a search for "coconut." Jack Keller Has a coconut wine recipe here: http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/request183.asp You might be able to adapt it to your needs. Seems the main problem is with the oil content of the coconut. Shouldn't be any problems with the palm sap/sugar or the chiles. Hope this info helps. Regards, GF.

 

[CandleWineProject]

I have made a bell pepper peach wine. You might also look to see if Jack Keller has any recipes with chilies in them. However, your friend may want to consider more of an infusion process. I infuse tequila with chilies by allowing them to seep in the tequilla for a week. Makes great margaritas with a bit of zip!