Adding orange to my chocolate stout

[NillaRilla]

So I've come up with a recipe but not sure if it a viable technique so..lemme know what ya think...

I'm planning on adding it in secondary in my FastFerment. My plan is to reduce down some orange marmalade remove from heat add a little more freshly zested orange peel and then some thawed out frozen orange that I ive crushed with no peel or pith...Im also adding some cocao nibs. But I really just wanna know what ya think of the orange technique...this is my first brew in years...so I wanna start off with a great bang. Thanks ahead of time for any input/tips..:rockin:

 

[BigCrazyAl]

I personally would stay away from the fruit portion of the orange. I've heard that the citrus juice doesn't play well. Now, the orange peel sounds great. When I added lemon zest to a blonde, I used 1.25 oz and it was just about right. For a heavy stout and the fact that orange flavor seems milder, I'd go with a good bit more.

I'm curious to see how it turns out because I like the orange and chocolate flavor combo elsewhere.

 

[Kent88]

Marmalade and juice probably isn't the way to go. Look around for recipes that use lots of zest.

But I'm no expert on this. Mostly just here to sub so I can see how this turns out.

 

[Zimm9]

Dried zest or peel is probably your best option. Drying it brings out more flavor than fresh. I agree that you should stay away from the fruit/juice ideas.