1 Jul
2003
1 Jul
'03
10:52 a.m.
Steve,
Where did you get dried sweet orange peel? That's not the same as the bitter
orange peel sold at brew shops, right?
Right. I got it at a local food co-op in the spice area.
I made a wit about a month ago that turned out really
well in which I used
some bitter orange peel and some fresh orange zest. Last summer's article in
Zymurgy says the bitter orange peel tend to add a metallic taste and advised
using orange zest.
I've had good luck taking an orange and a fine cheese grater and using
about the entire orange. Add this to the secondary. I'll leave it up
to you on how to sanitize the orange zest.
I think the key is how do you like your wit: orange, corriander, cumin,
black pepper, different hops, various Belgian yeasts, cardimon (evil
spice!), ... all add something.
This version is pretty low in the 'orange' flavor.
[snip]
rick