Bitter Orange Peel Substitute

MizzouBrewer · Jul 2, 2009

I'm making a 10 gallon batch of Orange coriander pale ale tomorrow. I forgot to buy bitter orange peel. Any suggestions on substitutes that I should be able to buy in town (I don't have a Homebrew store around). The zest of a regular orange? The recipe calls for 4.00 oz of bitter orange peel so should I use the same amount of the substitute? Thanks for the help! :mug:

Bobby_M · Jul 2, 2009

Yeah, just use a potato peeler on about 6 oranges.

MizzouBrewer · Jul 2, 2009

Thanks Bobby! 6 oranges added to shopping list

thorongil · Jul 3, 2009

I love the fresh orange zest. The more of the white stuff under the zest that you use, the more of the bitterness you will get...

Bobby_M · Jul 3, 2009

I found out yesterday that a good sized navel orange has about 1oz of sweet peel. I bought six, but only used three because I wanted 3oz. I avoided the white part.

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