Pirate Stout.

[FairbanksBrewinNoob]

Toastermm, what was your final gravity when you brewed this? Mine is coming out higher than i expected, but i'd love another point of reference.

Thanks

 

[JVD_X]

Here is a label. Now I suppose I need to get a recipe together. Dark Stout...Caribbean Rum...Can't go wrong can ya?

ARRRRRRGH!

 

[beergorila]

First, what temp and how long are you planning on toasting the coconut? The second thing that I noticed was that beergorila was only planning on adding 13 oz of rum, which is about a quarter of what BigK was originally projecting. I really enjoy my rum, so I would probably lean toward at least a fifth, and since I'll be force carbing I'm not too worried about overdoing it.

I'm thinking of toasting the coconut shavings for 4-5 minutes in the toaster oven on high. I'll keep an eye on it the whole time, and pull it if the color starts getting tan.

As for the amount of rum ... I love rum second only to beer, but figured on adding only a hint. I may re-think it again, but I based the 13oz on two things: 1) I added 20oz Maker's Mark to my Bourbon Barrel Porter and it's definitely a pronounced flavor (certainly not overpowering, but unmistakeable). 2) I can be superstitious at times & I just had a sour batch at bottling after 4 weeks of brewing/waiting, so this is my feeble attempt at backwards jinxing the target batch I've really been wanting to try ever since getting into all this!

Lemme know how much you end up going with ... I'm interested to know!

 

[toastermm]

Toastermm, what was your final gravity when you brewed this? Mine is coming out higher than i expected, but i'd love another point of reference.

Thanks

Sorry, school was taking over my life- actually still there this evening. BUT when I get back home tonight, I will look it up edit it in this post.

Edit; the final gravity was 1.011 and was steady for two days.

 

[Calico Jack]

love it inverted with the words have red borders.

 

[beergorila]

OK, just FINALLY cracked open my 1st bottle of my long awaited version of Coconut Rum Stout.

I used 2 lbs of shredded (thoroughly rinsed) coconut shavings, 2 cans of coconut milk, and 15oz of Cruzan Single Barrel Estate Rum. The inside top of the secondary was thickly layered in an amazing coconut crust. Coconut filled the air for several weeks of fermenting.

So with the first sip, my only thought: Ummmmm ... where the HELL is the coconut??

There is about ZERO coconut taste or scent. Very little trace of rum. It's a tasty stout, but with the amount of planning, ingredients and anticipation I expected something for the fruits of labor... What the heck?!?

 

[Dagatris]

That's disappointing to hear. Is it possible that the coconut shavings never got mixed in with the beer? Were they floating the entire time they were in the fermenter?

Even if that's true, the coconut milk and rum should have mixed in thoroughly. This is quite the mystery.

 

[Coastarine]

I know it goes against our instincts sometimes but this is a reason why I'll sometimes choose a flavor extract over the real thing. For instance, maple extract over maple syrup, and if I ever decide to do a coconut rum stout of my own, I'll use coconut extract. So often when the real thing includes fermentable sugar you just never know exactly what you'll get. Even my fruit beer used fruit puree + fruit extract.

 

[shrades]

Now I wish I was on a beach somewhere much warmer than here in Iowa drinking it!!

 

[Lindacw]

That is an awesome label!

 

[Drustanos]

I didnt know they had pirates... in Colorado. Must have been a long walk back to the ship.

 

[Andri]

What a awesome idea, I will definitely try this and I'm sorry to hear that it didnt turn out as good as you were hoping, hope its drinkable.. beer shouldnt be wasted, there are sober kids in africa

 

[beergorila]

The beer is very drinkable, as long as I don't think about all of the effort I put into it just to get a run-of-the-mill dry stout. I'm already planning Part Doo...

 

[Brew_Mistress]

Very cool!!! I never thought to add coconut rum to a stout... YUM!!!

 

[maui808]

This recipe looks great. As for more coconut flavor I would do what Maui Brewing Co. does with their award winning Coconut Porter and use coconut at almost every stage of the process. The owner talks about it on the Basic Brewing Radio Podcast, 11-15-07.

They use coconut in the mash, the boil (now they use a hop back) and even serving tank. The only place they don’t use it is in the fermenter. They toast the coconut to a “deep golden brown”, which helps in head retention and flavor and “adds nuttiness”. They use non-sweetened coconut flakes.

They use 200 lbs coconut in each 20 barrel batch. I have no idea what that translates to for a 5 gal batch??

I am REALLY curious as to how the rum worked out in this recipe. Does rum go well in a stout? What types of rums and what quantities have people used?

 

[maui808]

I'm going to brew something close to this soon. Planning buying shredded coconut, baking it, and then shredding it to bits in a food processor (all pieces soaked in star san prior) right before use.

Anyone have any sanitization issues with coconut? I assume toasting it in the over should take care of everything, no?

 

[Burro2882]

Label lookes great. My only critique is that the Kings Khahuna part is kinda crunched in. Its a little hard to read. Feel like i need to squint my eyes to read it.

other than that, it's a sweet design

 

[brew502]

I have an idea on my own Pirate ale named Black Beards Booty made with my roommates dads homemade rum hope it turns out good :rockin:

 

[shunt1317]

Very artistic label.... I like the looks of it. It really grabs your attention.

 

[passedpawn]

Those are whaling ships, not pirate ships. The smoke is from the whalers cooking off the fat. The guys in the small boat are actually the whalers out for a Nantucket Sleigh Ride (spear the leviathan and hang on!).

Sorry to be a stickler, especially if someone else already pointed it out. I do like the label, though.

 

[MarsColonist]

They use 200 lbs coconut in each 20 barrel batch. I have no idea what that translates to for a 5 gal batch??

200 lbs/ 20*31.5gal = .317 lb/gal = 1.6 lbs/5 gal