La Petite Orange Extract Kit w/Specialty Grains

by | Mar 31, 2014 | Brew Log | 0 comments

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A Belgian Dubbel without the deep dark chocolate maltiness, the Orange is rich with caramel sweetness and a full body that hide s the 6.1% ABV very well. Belgian ale yeast contributes rich esters cherry, strawberry, lychee fruit, even hints of tropical breezes. A simple sipper that evokes warm summery memories with every sip, yet fits perfectly into the colder months’ standard brewing repertoire.

SPECIALTY GRAIN

  • 0.5 lbs Belgian Cara 8
  • 0.5 lbs Belgian Cara 20
  • 0.25 lbs Belgian Aromatic
  • 0.25 lbs Belgian Biscuit Malt

FERMENTABLES

  • 6 lbs Pilsen malt syrup
  • 1 lb Brun Fonce Soft Candi Sugar late addition (0 min)

HOPS & FLAVORINGS

  • 1 oz Styrian Goldings (Celeia) (60 min)

YEAST

  • wYeast 3787  Trappist High Gravity™

1 or 2 weeks prior to brew :

Prepare Flame out mixture :  ( I have an old spice jar that will hold 2/3 cup of liquid and have a lid I place all this in )

  •  1 Tablespoon of Ground Coriander
  • 3 orange rinds, be careful to leave no white on rind (causes bitterness).  I shaved thinly with a vegetable peeler
  • Possibly add some strained juice from the oranges
  • Fill the remainder of the container with vodka.  (Quality does not matter I have a large bottle of Burdett’s, cheapest I could find,  I use for extracting oils.)
  • Attached the lid and place in one of our kitchen cabinets.
  • Shake Daily

Day before Brewing

Prepare Yeast Started

Brew Day

Follow Instructions for Brewing

At Flame out  :

If you do not strain your wort add entire contents at flame out other wise add entire contents once you have transferred to your primary before you aerate.

** Primary did take a full day to become active it is a slow pitch yeast but once it started it was really active and had a blow off into the tube.

*** Due to the yeast starters I have added blow off to everything.

Once I have cleaned up brew equipment, I prepared the round 2 mixture  in the cleaned out previous vessel :

  • 3 orange rinds, be careful to leave no white on rind (causes bitterness).  I shaved thinly with a vegetable peeler.
  • Possibly add some strained juice from the oranges.
  • 2 Vanilla Beans, split down the middle and then cut in half.
  • Fill the remainder of the container with vodka.  (Quality does not matter I have a large bottle of Burdett’s, cheapest I could find,  I use for extracting oils.)
  • Attached the lid and place in one of our kitchen cabinets.
  • Shake Daily

Add entire contents of mixture to secondary :

( Optional  – to ensure orange flavor lasts )

Prepared the round 3 mixture  in the cleaned out previous vessel :

  • 3 orange rinds, be careful to leave no white on rind (causes bitterness).  I shaved thinly with a vegetable peeler.
  • Possibly add some strained juice from the oranges.
  • Fill the remainder of the container with vodka.  (Quality does not matter I have a large bottle of Burdett’s, cheapest I could find,  I use for extracting oils.)
  • Attached the lid and place in one of our kitchen cabinets.
  • Shake Daily

While kegging pour the liquid contents into the keg prior to transferring the beer.

 

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