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Update if anyone was wondering -- it actually turned out with some nice citrus notes (without me adding anything -- I sampled it when checking the gravity and it seemed citrus-y enough as it was). Unfortunately I did get also kind of a bitter aftertaste, but I'm guessing that's probably not...

Thanks for all the replies! I was planning to pull a sample near the end of fermentation anyway to check on the gravity, so I'll just give it a taste then and see how it is. Adding the vodka-soaked orange peel sounds simple enough if I can't taste the citrus at all (seems important since it's a...

First brew day today, using a Brewer's Best kit to make a summer ale. The instructions weren't super clear and I accidentally put the spice mix (dried orange peel) in the grain bag with the malt. Eventually figured out it was supposed to go into the wort near the end of the boil, but too late...