Orange pieces

[benzy4010]

Brewed a beer that used dried sweet orange peel and I have some in the primary fermenter is that okay. Probably just adds flavor I hope

 

[pabloj13]

Brewed a beer that used dried sweet orange peel and I have some in the primary fermenter is that okay. Probably just adds flavor I hope

A lot of people (including me) just dump everything into the primary. It will be perfectly fine.

 

[annasdadhockey]

A lot of people (including me) just dump everything into the primary. It will be perfectly fine.

What he said. No worries.

 

[benzy4010]

Ok good. I gotta go outta town for a few weeks can I just leave it for a month in my tub ?

 

[pabloj13]

Ok good. I gotta go outta town for a few weeks can I just leave it for a month in my tub ?

Assuming the temp is good in there, sure.

 

[benzy4010]

It says you can ferment at 68-75 degrees starting low and rising over time.

 

[benzy4010]

Can I just let this beer ferment for a month

 

[pabloj13]

Can I just let this beer ferment for a month

Yes.

 

[benzy4010]

I

 

[benzy4010]

 

[benzy4010]

I don't need to secondary right that seems to be a fading idea now

 

[pabloj13]

I don't need to secondary right that seems to be a fading idea now

Just leave it. It's all going to be ok.

 

[sweetcell]

Brewed a beer that used dried sweet orange peel and I have some in the primary fermenter is that okay. Probably just adds flavor I hope

probably too late at this point, but did the orange peel contain a lot of pith? (the white stuff under the orange zest, AKA the "outside skin").

the flavor you want it from the zest, the pith can be really bitter. i made the mistake of leaving a bunch of pith-ladden peel in primary and the brew turned out rather bitter. still a very drinkable brew, but the peel-flavored bitterness was more present that i would have wanted it. as always, YMMV.

 

[benzy4010]

Not really I bought it from the home brew shop it was dried orange peel

 

[william_shakes_beer]

Ok good. I gotta go outta town for a few weeks can I just leave it for a month in my tub ?

Just don't wash the dog in it :fro:

 

[sweetcell]

Not really I bought it from the home brew shop it was dried orange peel

right, and the stuff the homebrew shop can contain a lot of pith. or not.

 

[benzy4010]

Just looked at the remaining zest and no pith

 

[Farmer_John]

Just did a "toss some orange zest in the primary and leave it" beer. Green at bottling time, it tasted of sweet orange, without any pithyness. quite satisfied.

Oh, it was dried packaged product from the LHBS.