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I decided to keep it simple for my first maple beer, because I'm a little new to the brew process. Plus, I was given sap and didn't have a lot of time to put something together. So I decided to make an extract (True Brew Home Brew Kit) Brown Ale. The only difference is that I made the beer...

Thanks for the quick reply, I think I'm going to try it without topping up. I actually thought about adding an even more fortified maple sap (maybe 4:1 or so) because I'm afraid starting with 2:1 sap won't give me many of the maple tones that I'm looking for. But I think for this first batch...

I have been reading what I can find about topping up your beer between primary and secondary to get back to 5 gallons. Some people use this as standard practice, some think it to be appalling due to the fact that you are essentially 'watering down' your beer. I tend to think (and I'm pretty...

Caine, I noticed that you posted this thread during last year's maple season, have you decided to make this particular recipe again this year? I'm considering making a Maple Brown Ale and I'm looking for ideas. I like the idea of adding the maple during primary as I think this will get...