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robert rulmyr
Senior Member
Username: Wacobob
Post Number: 1001
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 24.155.102.121
| | Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 10:14 pm: | 
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I have sweet orange peel from the LHBS. How does it compare to actual zest from an orange? I'm thinking of adding it to the secondary, ( aka. dry hops ) for my Belgian Ale. Anybody? TIA. |
PaulK
Advanced Member
Username: Paulk
Post Number: 795
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 68.63.203.31
| | Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 10:29 pm: |
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I've found dried sweet orange peel to be seriously lacking in aroma and flavor compared to fresh peel. I like to use a vegetable peeler and peel strips of fresh rind away from the pith. |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 2502
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 98.192.7.62
| | Posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 - 04:59 am: |
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Be careful not to get any of the pith (white stuff) or the bittering flavors will start to take over |
robert rulmyr
Senior Member
Username: Wacobob
Post Number: 1002
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 24.155.102.121
| | Posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 - 05:37 pm: |
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I'm also wondering about the oil in fresh orange peel being problematic. Is this a head retention problem? |
Bierview
Advanced Member
Username: Bierview
Post Number: 593
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 67.81.178.93
| | Posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 - 08:40 pm: |
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I've used zest in my boil but never in the secondary. I think the oil might reduce head retention in another style but the Belgians take a lot of priming sugar producing a nice full head. I typically use 8-9 oz. of sugar for a 5 gal. batch. |
Joakim Ruud
Senior Member
Username: Joques
Post Number: 1405
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 84.208.79.179
| | Posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 - 10:57 pm: |
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I never had head retention problems from using fresh sweet orange peel in the boil. YMMV. |
Nephalist
Member
Username: Nephi
Post Number: 138
Registered: 12-2005
Posted From: 71.129.45.242
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 06:26 am: |
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On a side note, shouldn't it be YKMV coming from Joakim?
Edit: considering Chrysler's position, the comment is even more poignant.
(Message edited by Nephi on March 31, 2009) |
Joakim Ruud
Senior Member
Username: Joques
Post Number: 1406
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 84.208.79.179
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 09:08 am: |
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Mileage as a noun is applicable even in metric-land  |
The Jolly Brewer
Senior Member
Username: Matfink
Post Number: 2145
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 62.231.141.50
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 11:30 am: |
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Britain is metric land with the exception of miles and pints... |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 10161
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.141.50.33
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 12:02 pm: |
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And a few other oddities, JB, such as how many stone you weigh (I'm currently a little over 13 stone myself). Here in Canada, we're schizophrenic about it. We measure our distances in kilometres and our gas (not petrol) in litres (we share some of the spelling with you Brits), but our height and weight in inches and pounds. And most people know that a small car gets 30 miles per (US) gallon, not 6 litres per 100 km.
(Message edited by BillPierce on March 31, 2009) |
The Jolly Brewer
Senior Member
Username: Matfink
Post Number: 2147
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 62.231.141.50
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 01:19 pm: |
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We are the same I guess. I weigh just a little over 12 stone. I'm six foot tall, wear 32" waist trousers (pants) but I weigh stuff in Kilos and grams and measure everything in metres/millimetres.
I'm hopeless at feet and inches but travel in miles. I brew in litres but drink in pints. |
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