Hey Fellas,
I brewed the Blue Balls Belgium Wit recipe a few weeks back. When dumping the Bitter Orange peels in I accidently dumped a full OZ in verses the .75 the recipe called for. Because of efficiency issues, i probably only came out with 4 - 4.5 gallons on a 5.5 gallon recipe. After the entire process and being in the bottle for about two weeks, the beer tastes great but it is bitter. Not as bitter as when i bottled it, it tasted like eating an orange peel first. Now its more like peeling an orange and smelling the bitterness of the white stuff of the orange.
Will the bitterness settle? This is my first time using bitter orange peels so i am not sure how much of an impact .25 more ounces has on the overall product. The after taste tastes great after getting hit in the face with a fresh peeled orange.
Please let me know your thoughts.
I brewed the Blue Balls Belgium Wit recipe a few weeks back. When dumping the Bitter Orange peels in I accidently dumped a full OZ in verses the .75 the recipe called for. Because of efficiency issues, i probably only came out with 4 - 4.5 gallons on a 5.5 gallon recipe. After the entire process and being in the bottle for about two weeks, the beer tastes great but it is bitter. Not as bitter as when i bottled it, it tasted like eating an orange peel first. Now its more like peeling an orange and smelling the bitterness of the white stuff of the orange.
Will the bitterness settle? This is my first time using bitter orange peels so i am not sure how much of an impact .25 more ounces has on the overall product. The after taste tastes great after getting hit in the face with a fresh peeled orange.
Please let me know your thoughts.