kgg_033
Well-Known Member
It came to me this morning, while preparing toast.
I plan to brew a Mild, British style pale ale, brewed with Orange Marmalade.
I have no recipe yet. based on what i have read thus far, i will likely design a standard british mild pale ale, But then tweak it by eliminating all flavoring and aroma hops, and reducing the IBUs by about 10%. This should give a good base beer that will compliment the fruit flavor.
Now, about that marmalade. The only information I found on this was a post by another homebrewer, on a seperate forum. He did it with an english bitter, and added 2 lbs of marmalade with 5 minutes remaining in the boil. His final results: the orange was only present as a subtle after taste. He was hoping for a bigger orange presence. I have a few questions or thoughts on this.....
Much of the flavor may have been lost in the boil?
Additional Flavor loss during primary fermentation (similar to hop aroma loss when dryhopping in the primary)?
One response to his brew was that the High amount of pectin in marmalade could POSSIBLY ferment into methanol. Is this likely/possible? And is it MORE likely to happen if i were to add mine during the secondary fermentation instead?
My initial plan, subject to change based on feedback:
I will add it to the secondary.
I will sanitize 2 lbs of marmalade by placing it in a cup or so of water, and hold it for 1/2 hr at 150 degrees (hoping the lower temp will avoid pectin haze). I will pour the result into the secondary, and rack the beer onto it.
The secondary will be a bucket not a carboy. I have read that fruit may cause a very vigorous secondary fermentation, and that a carboy is ill advised.
I appreciate any and all feedback. Thanks!
I plan to brew a Mild, British style pale ale, brewed with Orange Marmalade.
I have no recipe yet. based on what i have read thus far, i will likely design a standard british mild pale ale, But then tweak it by eliminating all flavoring and aroma hops, and reducing the IBUs by about 10%. This should give a good base beer that will compliment the fruit flavor.
Now, about that marmalade. The only information I found on this was a post by another homebrewer, on a seperate forum. He did it with an english bitter, and added 2 lbs of marmalade with 5 minutes remaining in the boil. His final results: the orange was only present as a subtle after taste. He was hoping for a bigger orange presence. I have a few questions or thoughts on this.....
Much of the flavor may have been lost in the boil?
Additional Flavor loss during primary fermentation (similar to hop aroma loss when dryhopping in the primary)?
One response to his brew was that the High amount of pectin in marmalade could POSSIBLY ferment into methanol. Is this likely/possible? And is it MORE likely to happen if i were to add mine during the secondary fermentation instead?
My initial plan, subject to change based on feedback:
I will add it to the secondary.
I will sanitize 2 lbs of marmalade by placing it in a cup or so of water, and hold it for 1/2 hr at 150 degrees (hoping the lower temp will avoid pectin haze). I will pour the result into the secondary, and rack the beer onto it.
The secondary will be a bucket not a carboy. I have read that fruit may cause a very vigorous secondary fermentation, and that a carboy is ill advised.
I appreciate any and all feedback. Thanks!