i disagree, adding to secondary is much less destructive than adding to the boil. problem with boiling is volatility - all that movement in the wort (rolling boil) and the steam rising off it = aromatics being carried away. all the CO2 escaping during primary fermentation = more loss. while adding maple syrup will start another fermentation, it will be minor compared to primary fermentation so less loss.If you put it in the secondary, fermentation will just start over again and youll have to wait a lot longer to get basically the same result as boiling with it, not a lot of maple flavor.
don't use a volume, use weight. use an online priming calculator to figure out how much syrup to add and then weigh it. http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/ has maple syrup as an option. also, better to be conservative when using maple syrup because there is variability between brands/sources. unlike sugar, maple syrup isn't pure.How much are you using? You could use a cup to prime and the rest in the fermenter. The amount needed for priming doesn't sound like enough to really change the flavor.
ah, ok yes, flame-out is better than boil, but secondary is better still.@ sweetcell. I was only talking about adding at flame out, Ive seen noone talk about imparting maple flavor through the boil. Based on prior posts of yours, I think you were some of my maple research. Was it you that went on an expensive maple kick adding it at all sorts of times and ways?
ah, ok yes, flame-out is better than boil, but secondary is better still.
nope, that wasn't my expensive maple kick. my in-laws own a sugar bush in VT so i have access to a lot of maple syrup. any such kick i would go in wouldn't be too expensive for me (yes, i married up - in a lot of ways). some day i'd like to brew several batch of maple beer and compare different addition times, but for now i have too many other recipes that keep nudging their way into my schedule.
another thing i'd like to do is make a beer using maple sap instead of water. papazian describes this in The Complete Joy, and since I can... i should! accepting advance trade offers now...
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