How much orange to add

[chuffer]

Hi, for my next pale I wanted there to be a touch of orange/citrus to the flavour and aroma and so I have carefully selected a hop bill to reflect this that includes Summit, Galaxy, Simcoe, Amarillo and First Gold.

I was wondering if an addition of Orange Peel might also just do the trick.

I note that, in DIY Dog it's recommended that Grapefruit be added to the the kettle/FV in oder to make, Brew Dog's Elvis Juice but no amounts are specified. I was wondering what kind of quantities would be sensible. Are people using the peel from 1, 5, 10 or more grapefruits to make 23L of Elvis Juice? I would prob aim to do something similar or slightly less with mine as nothing too overpowering is desired.

 

[AdamSon]

The last 23ltr kit i brewed i put in one grapefruit rind and it had a nice aroma but only a very slight taste, if that's any help? It was just a wilko pale ale or something like that though so no dry hops added

 

[chuffer]

OK so maybe more than 1 orange peel then perhaps....

 

[suffolk]

I put in 40g of sour orange peel in a 3g batch.
It was the best beer I have made and when I was in Southend this week I bought another 3 bags.

 

[Grizzly299]

OK so maybe more than 1 orange peel then perhaps....

Just to throw in another hop for you, Mandarina Bavaria gives a great orange hit.

 

[chuffer]

I put in 40g of sour orange peel in a 3g batch.
It was the best beer I have made and when I was in Southend this week I bought another 3 bags.

40g eh? How many oranges did you need for that?

 

[chuffer]

Just to throw in another hop for you, Mandarina Bavaria gives a great orange hit.

Not familiar with that one, thanks for the heads up!

 

[suffolk]

40g eh? How many oranges did you need for that?

I cheated and bought a packet from an Asian store in Southend.
�£1.99 for 80g it is dehydrated,
Tastes great in Vodka too as it strips the flavour and colouring out