I am getting ready to brew a 5 gallon batchof belgium with beer. I found a good recipe on the recipator cite I am interested in. But it calls for 2 oz of oarnge peel and 2 oz of corrinder seed. This is about twice as much as any oter recipe I find. Any one with experience making this style and can comment on the amount of spice would be appreciated. I have had some wit beer with an oarnge character, and I kind of like it. Especially for a light summer beer.
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maltbarley
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Way too much. I recently brewed a wit with about 1/2 oz of coriander and 2 oz of orange peel (1 oz sweet, 1 oz bitter). The spices are overpowering.
I think you'll be okay with 1/2 oz coriander, but may even want to go a little lower than that. Orange peel should definitely be less than an ounce, probably about 1/2 oz as well.
I think you'll be okay with 1/2 oz coriander, but may even want to go a little lower than that. Orange peel should definitely be less than an ounce, probably about 1/2 oz as well.
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If that is fresh, not dried, orange/tangerine/grapefruit peel then 2 oz is about right. Use only .5 oz of the corriander and grind it just before you use it. You can also add chamomile flowers or other edible flowers like nasturtiums (I grow both in my garden, but no flowers right now).
Remember that you can always add more spice in secondary if you want more spice flavor...
Oh, by the way, if you are not using any unmalted wheat in your grist then consider adding some flaked oats (5%) to give your beer some "whiteness". I read from Jamil that he has added a tbsp of wheat flour to the boil for the same effect.
Post up your recipe if you want some feedback!
Cheers!
Remember that you can always add more spice in secondary if you want more spice flavor...
Oh, by the way, if you are not using any unmalted wheat in your grist then consider adding some flaked oats (5%) to give your beer some "whiteness". I read from Jamil that he has added a tbsp of wheat flour to the boil for the same effect.
Post up your recipe if you want some feedback!
Cheers!
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dksucharda
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Just brewed it last night. I ended up using .75 oz of sweet dried oarnge peel and crushed corrinder. The recipe also called for 1 oz of elderberry flowers but I did not like the smell of them so I only used a half oz.
One unexpected event occurred using flaked wheat and oats. The recipe called for a pound of each with a half pound of pilsner. Well I put all these in a grain bag just like I always do, however I was concerned about the liquid in my boil kettle getting to the pilner malt being surrounded by so much flaked oats and wheat. Anyway at the end of my 160 degree one hour "infusion" I pulled my grain bag and it was like a 5 pound bag of wet oatmeal with dripping slimy solution falling from the bag into my wort. This was very different from using normal grains. but I guess I am not suprised now that I think about it. Basically I am putting oatmeal flakes in my beer.
One last thing, in my primary fermentor, there appears to be a lot
of "trub" in the bottom, way more that any I have had in the past. I believe this mostly is residual particulate from the flaked grains as I have never had this in the past. (This is my first time using flaked grains).
Anyway in the end I hit my final gravity. the wort tasted good, and there is sugar and yeast, so one way or another I will have beer of some sort. Let me know what you think of me experiences and please give feedback.
Thanks
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One unexpected event occurred using flaked wheat and oats. The recipe called for a pound of each with a half pound of pilsner. Well I put all these in a grain bag just like I always do, however I was concerned about the liquid in my boil kettle getting to the pilner malt being surrounded by so much flaked oats and wheat. Anyway at the end of my 160 degree one hour "infusion" I pulled my grain bag and it was like a 5 pound bag of wet oatmeal with dripping slimy solution falling from the bag into my wort. This was very different from using normal grains. but I guess I am not suprised now that I think about it. Basically I am putting oatmeal flakes in my beer.
One last thing, in my primary fermentor, there appears to be a lot
of "trub" in the bottom, way more that any I have had in the past. I believe this mostly is residual particulate from the flaked grains as I have never had this in the past. (This is my first time using flaked grains). Anyway in the end I hit my final gravity. the wort tasted good, and there is sugar and yeast, so one way or another I will have beer of some sort. Let me know what you think of me experiences and please give feedback.
Thanks
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