blood oranges in secondary?

[JONNYROTTEN]

I brewed a wit 2 weeks ago.Im adding blood oranges to secondary.should I just use the zest,or add cut up oranges.should I simmer them first.should I put everything put everything in a blender?

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

Nobody????

 

[Revvy]

I would just use the zest/peel, NOT the orange juice/pulp....I know from experience that fermenting orange juice is NOT pleasant.

 

[MonkeyWrench]

Sam from Dog Fish Head had a blood orange hefe recipe where he added (iirc) both the zest and cut and quartered blood oranges. Gave the beer a orangeish color. If you search on here you should be able to find it.

I can't comment on what the juice tastes like fermented, might want to heed Revvy's advice and go zest only.

 

[ShaneKasey]

When i first started brewing i was talking to my best friends father in law, who used to brew for years (back in the day). He told me that before i brewed with any questionable fermentables to try fermenting them by themselves first, and see if you would ever want that stuff in your beer. So i fermented minute maid pulp free orange juice. And it tasted exactly like nasty crap. So i aged the other half for about 5 months, and then it tasted like old nasty crap. horribly bitter and just plain awful. it was fermented with Safale-05.

On the other hand, a couple of weeks prior i had made an Irish red(my second brew day ever). While in the middle of the boil i got kinda buzzed and decided that it would be a good idea to dump 2 cups of powdered sugar, and 2 cups of orange juice into the beer. The beer ended up being really damn good, and i tried to brew it twice since without the orange juice and it was not as good. it kinda pisses me off, i refuse to brew it again with the orange juice, but it's not the same without it.

Revvy Obviously Knows Everything, If Revvy Says No, Don't Do It!

 

[SeamusMac]

I've brewed Sam C's Blood Orange Hefeweizen twice and I disagree with the trend developing in this thread. I added the zest and the pulp from 4 oranges, which did not lend any 'nasty' orange flavours to the beer and had more of an affect on the colour than anything else. I believe that the orange-additives made the beer more tart than it would have been otherwise; making for a pretty refreshing brew.

 

[Lodovico]

I've brewed Sam C's Blood Orange Hefeweizen twice and I disagree with the trend developing in this thread. I added the zest and the pulp from 4 oranges, which did not lend any 'nasty' orange flavours to the beer and had more of an affect on the colour than anything else. I believe that the orange-additives made the beer more tart than it would have been otherwise; making for a pretty refreshing brew.

Just kegged this beer and I totally agree.

 

[andysim]

I've brewed Sam C's Blood Orange Hefeweizen twice and I disagree with the trend developing in this thread. I added the zest and the pulp from 4 oranges, which did not lend any 'nasty' orange flavours to the beer and had more of an affect on the colour than anything else. I believe that the orange-additives made the beer more tart than it would have been otherwise; making for a pretty refreshing brew.

I did the above and added it into the primary right after I added the yeast.

I'm trying my first bottle tonight.

I'll let you know how it tastes.

 

[Synovia]

Just kegged this beer and I totally agree.

3rded?


I've got some sitting in primary. simmer'd 4 blood oranges and added to the fermenter. Its fully fermented out and smells fantastic.

 

[ILOVEBEER]

Does anyone have a LINK or the recipe to Sam C's blood orange heff?


Thanks
Joe

 

[andysim]

I just opened my first bottle for dinner. I brewed it 20 days ago. It tastes great.

 

[ILOVEBEER]

Does anyone care to share this AG recipe?

Thanks