My fiancee wants me to brew her an orange creamsicle beer. Here is a quick recipe I came up with. I’m going with a higher mash temperature and oats to give a a big creamy mouthfeel and the lactose to add some sweetness.
Looks pretty good Joe. You could always try some vanilla beans instead of the extract like Denny does for his BVIP, although you won’t have as much control as the way you plan to do it.
Sounds good. You also might want to try blending some dried bitter orange in with the fresh orange zest to give the orange flavor a little more complexity.
…and I’ll resonate what Tom said about the fresh vanilla bean pod. They really works well.
Is an orange/citrus cider possible? Has anyone tried that? Can you make cider w/ orange juice as the base - or would you want to use Apple/Pear and flavor it after primary fermentation?
My thinking is that an orange/creamsicle cider would be awesome.
I haven’t heard of it before, but as long as you have the the pH in the right range to support fermentation, it’s worth a shot. My biggest concern would be that the pH would be too low. I have to watch it with ciders for that reason, and citrus is more acidic than apples.
well, citrus ferments quite well. I’ve had several orange ‘wines’ and a great mead made with both orange juice & orange blossom honey. so no reason it wouldn’t work as a ‘cider.’
It isn’t beer, but an “orange creamsicle” cocktail can be made using
OJ
“Whipped Cream”-flavored Vodka (Pinnacle brand)
Pinnacle also sells a whipped cream-with-mandarin/orange flavor vodka.
One could always “fortify” a cream ale or blond ale to get the creamsicle beer effect.