i have a friend that just moved from BC canada to California and he said he has a good cheep hook up for maple, so im thinking of trying to brew with it? i have used honey befor and i could barley taste it and all it did was up the abv, is there a way to get that maple flavor with out ending up with a high abv beer i want a brown ale thats around 6abv. but i want to taste that maple in it when i drink it. any ideas i was thinking of adding it into at secondary but still not sure if that would cause the yeast to go crazy again. any ideas?
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Grinnan5150
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There is a book called Clone Brews that has an 8abv recipe for a maple ale. I have since lost the book so unfortunately I am not much help. If you google Clone Brews I am sure you could find it. I am also positive that someone in this forum would have the book also. It sounds really good, let us know how it turns out when you make it!
Calichusetts
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Try adding fenugreek. Its an herb that has a maple syrup flavor. I would do the maple syrup at flameout and secondary...regardless of it the beer starts up again. Do a fuller-bodied beer so that as the maple thins it out it will still be balanced and keep your ABV in check
