After a taste test with different combinations of tangerine extract, a tangerine puree I made, and tangerine zest the consensus was the straight extract produced a tangerine taste that did not overpower the wheat beer and was not sweet and fruity like some of our other attempts at a fruit beer. This was a little surprising to me because the Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat is (in my opinion) both sweet and citrusy which is what I thought we were going for.
Our calculations were also a little surprising... 0.5 tablespoons per gallon!! I suppose we can always add more. We yielded about 11 gallons from the brew so we are splitting the batch in 3. One will get the tangerine extract, one will remain a straight wheat and the 3rd is TBD... and I'm saving my puree for that one!
Our calculations were also a little surprising... 0.5 tablespoons per gallon!! I suppose we can always add more. We yielded about 11 gallons from the brew so we are splitting the batch in 3. One will get the tangerine extract, one will remain a straight wheat and the 3rd is TBD... and I'm saving my puree for that one!