Majd
Well-Known Member
Hi,
This was my second Belgian WitBier brew. First one was OK, I made couple of small changes and I did the second brew. All brewing went fine, hit all parameters on the nose, OG=1.046. Added the orange zest last 10 minutes, and whirl pooled for 15 more minutes. After the first week, air luck is still actively bubbling at a steady speed 3-4 times a minute, gravity was 1.030, but since the fermentation still going on I did not care much. However, the sample I took for hydrometer reading tasted a very strong orange rind (bitter orange peel flavor). I realized that I made a mistake while zesting and did pick a lot the white rind stuff. The bitterness is really strong, orange peel taste, any ideas what one can do to reduce this peel taste? Would it go away by itself? Is there any other addition to cover / mask that bitterness?
Thanks to all your help
This was my second Belgian WitBier brew. First one was OK, I made couple of small changes and I did the second brew. All brewing went fine, hit all parameters on the nose, OG=1.046. Added the orange zest last 10 minutes, and whirl pooled for 15 more minutes. After the first week, air luck is still actively bubbling at a steady speed 3-4 times a minute, gravity was 1.030, but since the fermentation still going on I did not care much. However, the sample I took for hydrometer reading tasted a very strong orange rind (bitter orange peel flavor). I realized that I made a mistake while zesting and did pick a lot the white rind stuff. The bitterness is really strong, orange peel taste, any ideas what one can do to reduce this peel taste? Would it go away by itself? Is there any other addition to cover / mask that bitterness?
Thanks to all your help
