Maple syrup in imperial stout

[ElJefeBrews]

I'm making a 1 gallon imperial stout and want to use male syrup to boost OG by any 10-12 gravity points. How much do you think I should use?

 

[C-Rider]

I'm making a 1 gallon imperial stout and want to use male syrup to boost OG by any 10-12 gravity points. How much do you think I should use?

Good question. Last year I made an "American Imperial Stout" that took a 2nd place in a contest on Maui island. I used about 7 oz in a two gallon batch. I still have 6 bottles for the 2916 contests in the islands.

Hope the flavor has improved during storage.

 

[EndOfBeans]

I used 8 oz in an imperial. Tastey

 

[ElJefeBrews]

I used 8 oz in an imperial. Tastey

8oz in how many gallons?

 

[Calichusetts]

I did 16 oz in a 3 gallon in both an imperial brown and a chocolate/pepper/coffee stout.

Brown was fantastic. Added about 1/3 during the boil, 1/3 in last 5 minutes and the rest at flameout. There is a signature "woody/smoky" taste I really liked in the final product.

Stout gets its first tasting tonight. Same amount but I will probably not pick it up with such a strong flavor profile to begin with.

Mine was organic dark amber syrup straight from the source. I suggest finding high quality maple syrup from a farmers market rather than the crap most supermarkets carry.

 

[bobeer]

I always use a recipe calculator to figure this stuff out. Just keep upping the amount until you reach the gravity you want. It might not be exact but it'll get you pretty close... Hasn't failed me yet, anyway!

 

[EndOfBeans]

8oz in how many gallons?

Just a gallon to see what it would taste like, it was really prominent. Added it @ 15 min

 

[ElJefeBrews]

Thanks for the responses everybody. In heating up the mash as we speak. Hoping to get it around 9-9.5% ABV. Wish me luck

 

[Homercidal]

According to this page, Maple Syrup contributes 30 points per lb. per gallon.

http://beersmith.com/Grains/Grains/grain_46.htm

So when calculating for a 1 gallon recipe you will need just over 1/3 of a lb to raise your OG by about 10-12. That's approximately 5.5 ounces.

 

[ElJefeBrews]

Prefect. I was shooting for 4-5 oz

 

[ElJefeBrews]

Went with 5 oz and nailed an OG of 1.092. Eljefe is happy. Thanks for the help everybody.

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