Yeah the banana flavor from hef yeast is what intrigues me about using it with this beer. Curious how it would work with tropical/citrus hop flavors. Thanks for the response!
Not to long ago I brewed a coconut milk dipa and used 2lb of coconut. It did not take me any longer to carb the beer than normal and I actually didn't experience any head retention loss. In fact the beer had great lacing down the glass until the last drop.
Yeah, I would place them in a hop sack or 1 gallon paint strainer. You could even tie some non-scented/flavored dental floss to the sack and hang it from the lid so that you can pull it out later once you have the amount of chocolate flavor you want.
I had a leak when I first installed my system. Eventually I had to dunk everything in order to find it. The first leak was actually coming from the ball lock quick connect, where the pin is that presses on the poppet. I replaced the ball lock quick connect and that fixed the first issue...
They are not needed, but they come in handy! I have 3 flow control Intertap faucets that I wish I had just bought right out of the gate. Would have saved me on the crappy regular ones that stick like crazy.
Anyway, I highly recommend the flow control ones. They are great for growler fills...
I don't think the amount of time it's in the keg is an issue. 2lb of shredded coconut takes up a ton of room in 6 1/2g bucket fermenter. I think if you were to place all of it in the keg, then you would only have room for 4g of beer.
This is why in my last post I suggest doing the...
I completely agree with this post. I don't really see the need to brew a kit or a "normal" IPA style first. Really the only difference is whirlpool/dry hops and both of those things either come at the very end/after the brew day. Plus you have done research and will have a friend with you who...
I've heard of other people doing this on coconut stouts/porters. The next time I brew this, I was thinking of keeping the same amount of coconut in secondary, then maybe adding half a pound in a bag at kegging.