Young Brewing
Apartment Brewer 🍻
I am looking to create a coconut blonde but can't get my hands on the hops I want. My initial thought was to pair some Sabro with 16 oz of coconut in the secondary but none of my local homebrew shops carry it, so I decided to use some hops I already have on hand. I have Huell Melon, Lemondrop, Cascade, Centennial, Northern Brewer, and some others. It may not be a big deal considering I only plan to use about an oz, but I was wondering if any of these would pair well, or if someone has a favorite hop pairing for coconut that might be more accessible. Lastly, this will be my first time using coconut and was wondering if 16 oz would be enough for it to shine through. Thanks!
5.5 Gallon Recipe:
5.5 Gallon Recipe:
7 lbs 8.0 oz | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 88.2 % | 0.59 gal |
8.0 oz | Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 5.9 % | 0.04 gal |
8.0 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 5.9 % | 0.04 gal |
0.50 oz | Huell Melon [7.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min | Hop | 4 | 13.3 IBUs | - |
0.25 oz | Huell Melon [7.20 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 5 | 2.4 IBUs | - |
0.25 oz | Huell Melon [7.20 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 6 | 1.3 IBUs | - |
1.0 pkg | Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 7 | - | - |
16.00 oz | Toasted Unsweetened Coconut Flakes (Secondary 7.0 days) | Spice | 8 | - | - |