I called Papago brewing co and they use extracts from a company (something like McCormick, I forgot the name) for the orange and vanilla flavors in that beer. I told him why I was asking and he actually suggested using coffee flavoring syrups if I want to replicate that flavor on a homebrew level. Never heard or seen that before, great idea. He also told me that Four Peaks brewing made a beer "many" years ago with orange blossoms. So I guess it can be done, doing more research at Four Peaks tomorrow. Will report.
azscoob said:All this orange blossom talk makes me want to walk over to Papago for lunch today, I don't care for their orange beer, but they always have a crazy good selection of beers on tap!
beerbuff said:At Papago we get the extract from a company in Wiscoinsin called Northwestern extracts, http://www.nwextract.com/ You local homebrew shop can order from them. I don't think they do retail sales. Either get the Mandarin Orange and a Vanilla one if you want to control the flavor profile or just get their pre mixed orange cream. As mentioned alternatively for homebrewers I would suggest getting using the syrups you see at coffee shops, in my area Torani is the most widely available. I'd use the sugar free mandarin orange and sugar free vanilla. In a neutral flavored wheat beer you wont need a lot. Just a few ounces per 5 gallons.
As to using real orange blossoms. They dont have much flavor so boiling them is a waste. Use them as you would either aroma hops or dry hops. Four Peaks just a couple of months ago made 2 firkins, one with Orange Blossoms in it and the other with cherry blossoms that came out well.
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