I've never used fruit in beer before, but I'm going to try to use 25g of orange zest in the primary after about 4 days. I'll leave it for 10 days before kegging.
Recipe: Mandarin Wheat
Brewer: Chris Craig
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 48.5 l
Post Boil Volume: 44.5 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 42.0 l
Bottling Volume: 40.1 l
Estimated OG: 1.047 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 78.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.5 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.50 kg Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 5.9 %
4.00 kg White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 2 47.1 %
3.50 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 41.2 %
0.50 kg Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.9 %
20 g Magnum [12.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 16.4 IBUs
20 g Centennial [10.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 5.0 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins) Fining 7 -
40 g Centennial [10.90 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 9 -
25.00 g Orange Peel, Sweet (Primary 5.0 mins) Spice 10 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 8.50 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 6.4 gal of water at 161 F 149 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 17.4l, 17.4l) of 168 F water