Coconut porter problem

[nyer]

I made Austin homebrews all grain coconut porter recently and it has no flavor. After primary it tasted amazing but after secondary and the coconut it has hardly any flavor and no Coconut flavor at all. The recipe called for the coconut in secondary for about 4 days but since I couldn't taste it at all I left it in for 7 days before pulling it. I used coconuts from a tree in my backyard and shredded them and then toasted them like the recipe said and put two pounds in but still no flavor and it killed the porter flavor. The beer is pretty much un- drinkable. I'm trying to figure out what went wrong. And also does anyone have any recommendations on something I could add to the porter to give it some type of flavor so I don't have to dump it. The only thing I could come up with is maybe a pot of strong coffee. I'm very bummed about this, I was really excited to make a coconut Porter with coconuts from my yard but I guess it's not going to happen.

 

[BlueHouseBrewhaus]

You could add some vanilla beans or extract and have a vanilla porter.

 

[UncleRusty]

I've used cocount extract with success in both beer and cider in the past.

 

[Grummer15]

A rule of thumb that I use when using fresh Produce additives is use about 1lbs/per gallon of beer. It seems like a lot but if that is the major flavor focus in the beer then using that much will make sure it stands out. and another thing with using Coconut is you need to use something to make it sink so it's fully submerged in the fermenter. Put a marble or two in the hop sack/muslin bag with the coconut.

I'd agree that you could throw a pot of coffee or some vanilla in there and it would make it drinkable.

 

[m00ps]

Coconut fruit doesnt have a strong flavor to being with. Ive used 4lbs of toasted coconut before in a porter and it still started fading after 3 months or so

 

[nyer]

I ended up putting a half bottle of BlackBerry extract I had from another beer. I wish I knew why the coconut killed the flavor of the porter. Its as if I diluted it with a few gallons of water.