Hello all. Newbie here. 2nd attempt at my favorite new hobby has raised a question. I brewed a Lemon Coriander Wheat from a Midwest kit which called for the zest of 1 medium lemon. I decided (possibly ill-advised now) to experiment with additional zest. Added zest of 2 oranges, 2 lemons, 1/2 lime when I racked to secondary but I just dumped it in i.e. no bag or anything. Been there two weeks. Bottled last night. Probable Mistake: I did not strain the zest to keep it from going into the bottling bucket.
1st lesson learned- the Femtech bottler doesn't work with big chunks of orange peel caught in it! It was a disaster. Only ended up getting 46 bottles out of 5 gallons. The rest was sprayed all over the floor and cabinets trying to do 10 things at once with 2 hands. not to mention all the oxygen bubbles shooting into my bottles. Man!
2nd concern- Pieces of orange peel went into my bottles. is this going to be a problem. I know 'aesthetically' no one wants chunks in their glass or their mouth but we can overlook that. I'm just wondering about how that may effect the taste long term through bottle conditioning and beyond. It seems all the flavor should be soaked out of the zest by now but I don't know.
Glad to have learned a lesson early on. I'll use a bag next time!
1st lesson learned- the Femtech bottler doesn't work with big chunks of orange peel caught in it! It was a disaster. Only ended up getting 46 bottles out of 5 gallons. The rest was sprayed all over the floor and cabinets trying to do 10 things at once with 2 hands. not to mention all the oxygen bubbles shooting into my bottles. Man!
2nd concern- Pieces of orange peel went into my bottles. is this going to be a problem. I know 'aesthetically' no one wants chunks in their glass or their mouth but we can overlook that. I'm just wondering about how that may effect the taste long term through bottle conditioning and beyond. It seems all the flavor should be soaked out of the zest by now but I don't know.
Glad to have learned a lesson early on. I'll use a bag next time!