Coconut Mead Making: One Groovy Coconut Mead

[niun10]

you are a really cool person haha like no kidding:)

this is EPIC :)

[critterwines]

like your stylee! They look fantastic. sorry it didn't work out, I'm sure it can do tho and a little experimentation should get you there. Campden may help and a little wont do any harm. A proper wine making yeast would be my first change tho. My second would be to get a big fresh coconut for the abundance of water they contain.

[mr20barefoot]

if you use pure honey the yeast will have difficulty proliferating because of the honey's viscosity ( the viscosity of the honey itself is antibacterial).  plain sugar diluted with water will render a better result.

[BuckeyesFan89]

I have never made mead before but it is definitely in my near future! I was thinking that maybe, depending on how long you let it ferment, the coconut began to rot or deteriorate. It could also be possible that the stopper didn't form a complete seal with the shell of the coconut. Either way, your videos are awesome, and I look forward to seeing if you get this idea perfected!

[jmohno]

weird sorry it didnt work. sounds like a fun food experiment trip like ive been on.drink raw milk make homeade saurkrout kefir coconutmilk sourdough bread and all kinds of shit.fun ass healthy shit.

[depmcdouche911]

Delicious theory with the coconut mead made right inside the coconut. Too bad didn't work out so well..

[paben101]

THIS IS FUCKIN EPIC!!!!!

[drsafke]

just a theory is it possible coconut shells allow air in ?

[epicfantasy]

@drsafke not, sure, good question. I think probably there are things inside the coconut milk that just take over the mead. I have got to try another batch of this. I have been wanting to try this same thing with a watermelon too.

[kazesamurai1000]

thats a great idea!

[ABCarlough]

sanetizing with tablets might have been your issue try boilibng the coconuts the chemicles might have contaminated your mead

[jesterdspinard]

Well, i think you should use the coconut water instead. Use  young coconuts coz its sweeter. Keep away the flesh though, it contains coconut milk which can be turn into oil at certain temperature...

[zoetemede]

So, how did it work out?

[epicfantasy]

@zoetemede The coconut mead didn't work out :( I think something inside the coconuts contaminated it! Smelled terrible. Maybe I will try again, or maybe I will try this with a watermelon.

[gocutyurself]

@epicfantasy you might wanna just try using the coconut water as an additive to a brew/mead. or experiment with flaked coconut brewed in small batches. like your yeast experiment- keep everything the same except one variable. it might all be bad or you might have a few good things in there somewhere :)

[epicfantasy]

@gocutyurself Thanks, I really would love a good coconut mead. I just racked four batches of mead and am thinking about what I will start next!

[marcoze]

@epicfantasy i used some coconut milk in my last batch of experiments and it was delicious

[michel519]

Probably the reason it turned out bad is because of the coconut oil that is found in the coconut. When flavouring wine (or mead in this case) you should be using coconut that has been dried out. The fresh stuff has too much oil and with the fermentation it is just a disaster waiting to happen. I found out that hard way too.

[Clarkticus]

actually by looking at your other videos it seems as though you know what you're doing

[Clarkticus]

I think you might want to try a champagne yeast instead to get more alcohol content. The higher it is the harder it is for bacteria to infect the batch, but in any case a coconut is not a very predictable environment in terms of microorganisms and bacteria. I would just shave out the coconut meat and at it at the end of my mead 'wort' boil, then use conventional brewing methods.

[sharpie443]

I have never seen anything like that before. how did it turn out?

[epicfantasy]

I turned out terrible!! I think something inside the coconut contaminated the batches. Next time I do it I will sanitize the inside of the coconuts with Campden Tablets, That might do the trick!

[yourfirstmate]

try calling them skipper and Gillagan...lol

[epicfantasy]

ROFL!

I think I will call them Maryanne and Ginger!

[WritingForYourWealth]

Lol, fun idea. Did it turn out to be drinkable? :)

[epicfantasy]

It was a fun idea and I had some fun with it but wow it tasted nasty. I should have sanitized the insides of the coconuts before I did tried putting the mead in. Oh well. I am thinking about doing a .... don't laugh.... a watermelon this summer! :)

[yesicannabis84]

1st. great idea. can't wait to give it a try.. As stated you aren't going to be able to rack. if you use a minimal amount of yeast it should in theory cause less sediment. yet take longer to finish. as the yeast will need more time to reproduce. It should also make the finished product less yeasty and cloudy. i suggest cold treating when thru with the fermenting process for clarification. I would assume that it would be much like drinking a hefeweizen. a slight swirl of sediment as you drink..

[epicfantasy]

Maybe I should try removing the mead, rinsing out the coconuts and putting the mead back in? What do you think? Oh and hefeweizen is so delicious, been a few years since I had any.

[ratmanrod]

during world war 2 my grandpa and many other would ferment rasens in coconut

[epicfantasy]

ahh, the raisins make good food for the fermenting process. I guess I am not the first one to think of fermenting right in the coconut!

[epicfantasy]

In order to get a bigger batch of mead I might give this a try with a watermelon!!!

[yesicannabis84]

That's thinking outside the box.. excellent idea

please give an update as to how it goes.

IMHO I would suggest a seedless. I can't assume you'd want seeds to be in the fermentation.

[epicfantasy]

Been about two months since I made these and the airlocks are quiet. I probably should rack them and give a little taste to see if they are ok :) fun to try anyway but a little peculiar, gotta be very coconutty!!!

[heliosium]

Good idea.

[epicfantasy]

Thanks, It just seemed like a fun thing to do! Never know how it will turn out :)