Sweet Orange vs. Bitter Orange in Witbeer

pbjosh · 08-16-2009, 09:41 PM

Heya folks,

I'm pretty new to brewing in general and all grain in particular (this will be my 2nd all grain).

Briefly: I'm 45+ minutes from the brewshop but in my witbeer ingredients as I was laying them out, I found I have Sweet Orange not Bitter Orange... as I have time and motivation today, I'm tempted to go for it?

Otherwise I might be waiting several weeks until I make it over that way again.

What do folks think?

Beezer94 · 08-16-2009, 09:58 PM

some wit recipes call for one or the other or both. They are not the same thing, but I don't think you will be disappointed using sweet.

pbjosh · 08-16-2009, 10:52 PM

Welp it is mashing now, fingers crossed! Thank you for the input folks!

Atl300zx · 08-17-2009, 12:54 PM

I prefer Bitter for the Wit, but sweet should be fine....

oceania · 08-17-2009, 01:15 PM

bitter tends to be the traditional route, but i love fresh grated zest in my wits. either way, you should get a tasty beer.