It's been said that cutting the oranges up into smaller pieces means that more of the pith is in contact with the must. Perhaps that's what's causing your overpowering taste?
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It's been said that cutting the oranges up into smaller pieces means that more of the pith is in contact with the must. Perhaps that's what's causing your overpowering taste?
I guess that may be the reason. I don't have any plausible explanations at this point. Cutting the orange in more slices would increase the surface area exposure overall. I would think pith exposure would have a bitter effect. This is definitely not bitter. Just the opposite.
It wasn’t an intentional plan to cut the oranges smaller; one wouldn’t cooperate while trying to insert it into the bottle so I sliced it again. Instead of 8 slices it was more like 10 or so. But it did make them easier to get out.
I hold out hope of it loosing it’s intensity with age.
Well, After about 2 years in the bottle, the advice of let things set and mellow was excellent advice. This batch turned out to be just great. No overpowering unpleasant taste and it has a great smell.
I guess we can call this a successful batch and much learned.
Jim
