I am writing as I have made a coconut porter a couple of times now and I keep getting sour notes after I add the coconut to the secondary. I tasted the porter before I added the coconut and it was fine. I then toasted the coconut before I added it to the secondary
I was wondering if anyone might have any idea why this keeps happening?
You might want to try this method instead. I had a wonderful Coconut Porter from Flat Earth Brewing at last year’s NHC. They soaked the coconut in vodka for about a week, drained the vodka, mixed it with brown sugar, and boiled the mixture until it was had a gravy-like consistency. The mixture was added toward the end of the boil. Also use White Labs English Ale 002. It’s a very flocculant yeast that will leave a hint of sweetness that you’ll want.