To Peel, or Not to Peel? Lemon Peel Addition

[JayZeus]

Hi All,

I'm getting ready to make my second home brew and my wife is asking me to do something like Linie's Summer Shandy.

The recipe I am following calls for a couple packets of unsweetened lemonade but I was wanting to add some lemon peel for an extra kick of lemon.

I'm thinking 1 oz for a 7 gal preboil volume should be good but I'm not sure when to add it. The recipe calls for a 90 minute boil with hops being added at 60 minutes... I'm guessing I should add the lemon peel during the last 30 minutes but I would love to get some opinions on when (or even if) I should add this.

Thanks

 

[Barbarossa]

I did a wheat beer recipe like that. One ounce of lemon peel @60 minutes and two ounces of dry hopped "lemondrop" hops. Tasted like lemonade.

 

[JayZeus]

I did a wheat beer recipe like that. One ounce of lemon peel @60 minutes and two ounces of dry hopped "lemondrop" hops. Tasted like lemonade.

Here is the recipe I am following. (hopefully this isn't against any rules) https://homebrewsupply.com/content/HBS All Grain Recipes/AG_INS_SummerShandyClone.pdf

I'm guessing the lemonade packets take the place of your dry hopping?

 

[Barbarossa]

That looks about right.

 

[JayZeus]

Oh man... the wort turned out super bitter. I hope that will mellow out during the fermentation period. Thoughts?