Blood oranges are a small reddish orange whose fruit is almost blood colored. They have a distinct flavor that is similar to a standard orange with a slight raspberry taste. Whitney wanted to brew a Hefewiezen that had a slight hint of blood oranges so I helped her do an extract brew of Blood Orange Hefeweizen
Recipe Specifications:
- Batch Size: 5.00 gal
- Boil Size: 4.25 gal
- Boil Time: 60 Minutes
- 7.0 lb 60% Wheat 40% Barley Malt Extract
- 0.5 lb Crystal 10 °L
- 0.5 lb Vienna 3 °L
- 2.0 oz Cascade, US [9.1%] Hops
- WLP008 East Coast Ale Yeast
Since this was a last minute brew we didn't have time to do a starter.
Brew Procedure:
While the water was coming to a boil Whitney prepared the blood oranges. First zesting four medium blood oranges, then peeling two and chopping them into small pieces.
Steeping Orange Bits |
Zesting the Oranges |
Result |
This concoction was poured into a pot and brought up to 160 °F and Then allowed to steep while it was cooled. Usually I put the zests into the boil and leave out the fruit but the book said this was their method and I decided to try it. After this we returned to the kettle and completed the brew.
Hops/Ingredients Schedule:
Quantity | Ingredient | Boiled For |
1/2 oz. | Cascade | Entire 60 Min. boil |
1/2 oz. | Cascade | Last 45 min of boil |
1/2 oz. | Cascade | Last 30 min of boil |
1/2 oz. | Cascade | Last 15 min of boil |
1/2 tsp. | Yeast Nutrient | Last 15 min of boil |
1 tsp. | Gypsum | Last 15 min of boil |
INITIAL WORT GRAVITY: 1.070
I forgot to take a gravity reading at transfer
UPDATE 2/10/12:
After quite some time in the secondary fermenter (we got really busy with other things), I finally was able to take a gravity reading and transfer the beer to a keg.
GRAVITY AT KEGGING: 1.018
131.25*(1.070-1.018)=6.825%
Wow this really attenuated well. The only problem I could see with the beer is there was not a very strong blood orange flavor to the beer. It was noticeable if you knew you were looking for it but hard to distinguish from a regular hefeweizen. This is fine because Whitney did not want a really fruity beer and that was her biggest concern is that it would be too fruity. All around it was a good brew the color came out a little darker than I was expecting but this may be due to the dark fruit added during fermentation.
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