Orange Choc Porter

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Permalink Reply by jamie roberts on March 21, 2013 at 11:14pm

I did a brew last year (charlie p's feliticious stout) and couldn't notice any orange flavour.with 10 mandarin skins in 20l. I reckon more orange.

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Permalink Reply by Crusader-Rob on March 22, 2013 at 7:30am

I did an Orange IPA recently, it had a noticeable Orange flavour to it, on top of the cascade hops. i used 50grams of Fresh Orange Zest 5mins boil.

For such a dark beer, I'd offer something like 60-70grams Of fresh Orange Zest, as you'll wantit sweet, ratherthan bitter, and leave the white stuff behind as it causes it to be quite bitter.

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Permalink Reply by Reubs on March 22, 2013 at 10:44am

I'm wondering about maybe a late addition of Pacifica hops. I did use a large late addition in a Digital IPA, and they did have an orange marmalade taste and some citrus aroma. 

Combining that with the orange aroma from the fresh peel and coriander could be a winner. 

I did peel an orange very carefully last night taking care to avoid any of the white pith, and managed to collect about 25 grams worth of peel. I think I'll stick with the 150 grams of fresh peel. 

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Permalink Reply by Grant R Baker on March 22, 2013 at 9:00am

I did a tripple Choc stout a while ago... using Whitakers Milk and Dark chocolate and chocolate malt.

The Milk chocolate (and the dark) contain lactose.. a sweetener that doesn't ferment..so I counter with a small increase in hops since I didn't want the beer too much like a desert.

Other than that your brew looks interesting... 'jaffa brew'

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