Adding grapefruit to beer

[KeyWestBrewing]

I think bitter orange peel is dried solely to preserve it so it can be sold like a spice. Given the volatiles, probably not with heat. Even many home dehydrators have a "low heat" setting for things where you want to preserve aroma (though some only do high heat).

We could both be wrong but I agree with this. Without drying the orange peel it doesn't really have any shelf life. I'd think(my assumption here) that you'd preserve the most aromatic and flavor compounds by dehydrating with cool temps and low relative humidity.

 

[Scubadude918]

Apparently centennial and cascade hops have been adding a butt load of grapefruit to my beer while I sleep... Not a fan personally. But that's my two cents.


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[smizak]

Good old Cascade, done.

 

[secretlevel]

I know this thread is older then hell, but it's one of the first results for "Grapefruit beer" on Google, so I found myself reading it like other folks might.
Best methods I found:

- I have used grapefruit peel with great success, it adds nice aroma and flavor.
- Something else I found but haven't tried yet is Basic Brewing dudes did a Grapefruit Pale Ale that they absolutely loved. It's next on my to-do list.