Dry "hop" with orange zest

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Dry "hop" with orange zest

Post by Juniper Hill » Tue May 20, 2014 3:54 pm

I made a Belgian Wit on Monday. Spiced with corriander and (dried) orange zest (cubes) which I threw in at 5 mins. I should have rehydrated the orange, as much of it was still quite hard. I'd like a fairly noticable orange profile on this beer. Any concerns with adding some more orange zest to the primary? I'd boil it for a few mins to "sterilize" before adding.

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Re: Dry "hop" with orange zest

Post by jtmwhyte » Tue May 20, 2014 4:06 pm

I've soaked orange zest in vodka and then strained with great results. Just carefully remove the orange part of the peel and soak it for a few days in a Mickey of vodka and stain out the peel with a hop bag etc...
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