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I've had some experience brewing using either syrup or maple sugar (zippy, if you're in central Mass, check out Warren Maple Farm in N. Brookfield); but this is the first year that I'm using sap. The plan is to boil 6 or 7 gallons down to 5, and then treat it like my older recipe, in which 1 lb...

where did you find this recipe? I think that I listened to the same NPR story

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Okay... first fermentation done, and it looks like we're going somewhere. THe Wort itself tasted decent, and the ooze seemed to mostly sedimentize (although there is a lot. Out of five gallons, I racked only top four, as the bottomed seemed to have a consistency of oatmeal. I'm worried that I...

wow just did the research and found out that whirfloc goes for 1/2 tablet for 5 gallons.... I added 10

seems from these postings that the Whirfloc tablets (thanks for the correction, Fnord) are the culprit. I figure that since I might as well see what happens from here-- secondary fermentation starts next week-- I'll let you know how it goes. A shame too... this recipe (maple ale) was incredibly...

I will admit that I probably did something wrong in the process (see more below), but I just started fermenting the oddest wort I have ever seen. Letting the wort cool for about 30 minutes, when transferring to the fermenter, it looked gelatinous. While about half of it was more-or-less...

Has anyone ever had experience with bottle explosions? I still don't know what happened, but one night, I think a single bottle ruptured, which triggered a chain-reaction with the rest of the box. Two years later, I still have no idea what happened... over-sugared? over-yeasted? or just a...

Hello from the dawnlands! I've been brewing on-and-off for about five years now and looking forward to moving into some more advanced challenges (e.g., less kits). I love local recipes, ingredients, and old-time methods and look forward to talk to you all :mug:

I love this concept of "colonial beers!" As a New Englander, I'm interested in learning what kind of beers the first English would have brought with them to the Massachusetts coast-- does anyone have any leads on Pilgrim-era brwe recipes? (historical note: in 1621, Samoset startled the...