Anyone got a Maple Beer Recipe?

[mr x]

lol, that's an evening for the books. I forgot to mention, I only added my spices to the kegged beer, not the kettle.

[NASH]

lol, that's an evening for the books. I forgot to mention, I only added my spices to the kegged beer, not the kettle.

Ohhhh, yeah geez best to grind them I'd say, unless you have a few months to steep them. Those things are almost like rocks!

[jason.loxton]

Nash,

I've read on Probrewer about a number of brewers filtering off the yeast and then racking directly onto grade B syrup, to avoid loss of flavour/aroma to fermentation. Thoughts? (I inherited an old buon vino mini jet filter from my my girlfriend's grandparents, and have been looking for an excuse to use it!)

[NASH]

Nash,

I've read on Probrewer about a number of brewers filtering off the yeast and then racking directly onto grade B syrup, to avoid loss of flavour/aroma to fermentation. Thoughts? (I inherited an old buon vino mini jet filter from my my girlfriend's grandparents, and have been looking for an excuse to use it!)

No need to filter if you keg and keep it cold, same idea. Filters are evil!

[chalmers]

LiverDance has the exact details, but last year we did two maple porters (and are doing another one this weekend). The first used a small amount of syrup fresh from the shack in the primary, as well as fenugreek in the boil. For the second, I went off the reservation, and used 500mL in the primary, and then another 500mL in the secondary (per 5gal), no fenugreek. Wanted the extra ABV as well as the aroma/sweetness. It was nicknamed Satan's Porter, and it felled many a man (and woman). I'm hoping LD will let me try and reproduce this one on the weekend. I like the idea of taking it down even further to get some caramelization.

[LiverDance]

The aformentioned Porter! Very Good Stuff.



Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 40.00 L
Boil Size: 52.03 L
Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.80 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 68.44 %
1.25 kg Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 8.71 %
0.83 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 5.77 %
0.62 kg Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4.36 %
0.42 kg Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.95 %
80.00 gm Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 80.7 IBU
0.70 kg Maple Syrup (35.0 SRM) Sugar 4.89 %
0.350 kg Maple Syrup (35.0 SRM) Sugar 4.89 % In the cold keg
2 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.073 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.26 %
Bitterness: 80.7 IBU Calories: 712 cal/l
Est Color: 38.2 SRM


Mash Profile

Mash Name: My Mash Total Grain Weight: 12.92 kg
60 min Step Add 36.00 L of water at 166.3 F 155.0 F
10 min Step Add 30.00 L of water at 190.5 F 170.0 F

[maltster]

Thanks for the recipes. I think I might give "Satan's Porter" a try and maybe add some fenugreek. I have some really dark syrup leftover from last year. It was from the last boil of the season so it has quite a strong flavour.

Where can I get some fenugreek around town?

[mr x]

Planet Organic
Pete's Frootique
Superstore - many of them now have a fair selection of Indian spices in an ethnic section. I saw a huge bag of fenugreek in the Quinpool store for only a few bucks.
The Indian Food store on Robie street. Great selection of spices there. He has to have it. AFAIAC, all brewers should be checking that store out - some neat stuff there. Jaggery, good coriander, palm treacle...

[NASH]

Thanks for the recipes. I think I might give "Satan's Porter" a try and maybe add some fenugreek. I have some really dark syrup leftover from last year. It was from the last boil of the season so it has quite a strong flavour.

Where can I get some fenugreek around town?

Superstore, imported foods isle. 'Suraj' brand, 400g for $1.49