witbier salvage operation

_d_ · Jan 22, 2012

so i made jamils witbier, i swapped the orange zest with meyer lemon zest because I had some home grown on hand. This was a mistake...

The beer is off-puttingly lemon.

I know this will never be a great beer, but it breaks my heart to dump it.

Any ideas on salvaging? Fruit etc.?

ACESFULL · Jan 22, 2012

Blend it... Brew another and decide on the level you should blend. Only throw away part of it.

kellanv · Jan 22, 2012

Well you were close. Meyer lemons are actually a cross somewhere between a true lemon and a mandarin or true orange.

Is it acidic or just lemony? You may be able to drop the acidity of out suspension using potassium bicarbonate but I've only really attempted that with wines.

You could also age it to see if it calms down some, too.

Good luck!

eastoak · Jan 22, 2012

rather than risk making it worse, bottle it and keep it out of sight for a month or two. if it was my beer i would just dump it and brew something else, it won't be the last time this happens.

day_trippr · Jan 22, 2012

I agree that age may "fix" it. Park it for a couple of months...

Cheers!

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