I bought an oatmeal stout kit. I have a quart of pure maple syrup. can I add this without messing things up? if so, when, at flame out or in secondary? I just don't want to screw up a whole batch like I did with my honey UP A. I put too much honey in and it was more like a high alcohol mead_- beer mix. I had to dump it.
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Not sure your answer, but I'm kicking off a batch of Oatmeal Stout tonight, ad would like to try with maple syrup as well. Keep me informed of the process, taste, and changes in brewing if added. Yhanks
lutherslagers
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It'll boost gravity, but I've not experience much of the maple character when I use maple syrup. For maple flavor I use Lorann oils at kegging.
I would use the full quart and add 5 minutes before flame out to kill any organisms.
I would use the full quart and add 5 minutes before flame out to kill any organisms.
lutherslagers
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How much honey did you use? You should have used my favorite beer fixing technique... renaming. This could have been a Braggot.
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It won't mess up a thing. I use honey all th time in beers. I prefer to use in secondary, as this will leave a more residual taste. It will still ferment down. As a side note, I've never used any more than two pounds of any type of sugar in five gallons.
lutherslagers
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1 quart maple syrup is 2.75 lbs. If your experience with 3 lbs honey was negative, then I'd recommend using half of the 1 quart bottle of maple syrup.
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Remember also that as it will add a little of the maple flavor, it will also dry the beer out.
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Used during the boil will add more woodsy flavor. Adding it into fermenting vessel will add flavor you'll recognize. That being said, grade A is a waste. Get/use grade B for more actual maple flavor. Its more intense than grade A could ever dream of being.
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Golddiggie said:
+1 to this
tokerlund
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I put the Maple Syrup in at flameout. Overall, the beer came out pretty tasty. You can't taste the Maple too much, but, then again, I don't exactly have a "refined" pallet. Comparing it to some other Stouts and it came out about right. Although, in my comparisons, I tried a Vanilla Bean Porter that I really liked!
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