Hoegaarden and orange juice.

[dad_of_jon]

Hi all, I just had a thought that instead of orange peel for my belgian wit why can't I just add orange juice? - has anyone gone down this route or is there a good reason why it's not a good idea?

 

[The Baron]

I have never added it to a wit but I have just done a Elvis type Juice with grapefruit peel, blood orange peel and the juices with 1/2 ltr of clemetine juice. It has fermented out and I have had a taste and it is good but the wife wants it to be more orangy so tomorrow 1 ltr of orange juice will be added to combat the grapefruit bitterness. Now to get to the punch I have added orange juice before and it works well in the IPA's I have done before, I have also used mango and tropical juice before and that also works. I know that one forum member adds grapefruit juice at the pouring out stage to his drinks and says that works too

 

[dad_of_jon]

I might try 2 liters then as a starting point for the recipe

 

[The Baron]

In my Ipa's I have used 1 litre depends on how fruity you want it. Do you want it to be dominant or to compliment the wit? I think 1 litre would be enough for me but everybody is different

 

[dad_of_jon]

In my Ipa's I have used 1 litre depends on how fruity you want it. Do you want it to be dominant or to compliment the wit? I think 1 litre would be enough for me but everybody is different

I fancy a big orange hit, I can do subtle but only in small doses

 

[The Baron]

I have just added the 1 Ltr of OJ to my Pelvis Juice to calm down the grapefruit

 

[BradleyW]

Are you guys adding the juices once fermentation has finished? What effect will the extra sugar have on the brew? Do you add less sugar when priming? Cheers

 

[Harbey]

I can't t remember where I read it but an article about fermenting orange juice asked why it is not a thing? We ferment apples, grapes etc so why not orange juice? The answer appeared to be because it tastes 5h1t3. I'm sure adding a bit to the fermenter won't do too much harm., but I'd be careful. I've certainly added orange peel before but I now like coriander seed and amarillo hops which both add an orange flavor.

 

[foxy]

I wouldn't do it, you should be able to get sweet orange and bitter orange powder from your home brew shop.
https://byo.com/mr-wizard/what-is-the-best-way-to-add-a-citrus-fruit-flavor-to-your-beer/

 

[dad_of_jon]

Are you guys adding the juices once fermentation has finished? What effect will the extra sugar have on the brew? Do you add less sugar when priming? Cheers

I added 2 litres to make a batch of 21.5 litres which I then fermented

 

[dad_of_jon]

bottling today, will update once I tried the gravity sample

 

[dad_of_jon]

So it's turned out a lovely drop, all 4 other testers ranged from amazing, delicious, lovely and gorgeous. Me, I wanted a bigger orange hit - you can taste orange just not enough IMO. I've been told to put it on the repeat list. Next up... Dunkleweisen

 

[dad_of_jon]

Working through (or rather everyone else is) the second batch. Numbers almost identical to the first batch. It's going to have to be brewed twice a year. It's my most popular brew but not my favourite I do enjoy a glass or two as a 'lighter' session beer of 6.3% . I would normally get a few hoegaarden in for Xmas as a lighter drink but this and brewdogs duopolis cover that base now