recipe help

[jonnyp1980]

I just brewed a robust porter...it only has about 4.5 to 5% alcohol when finished so i decided to bump it up and add 64 ounces of pure maple syrup 10 min till end of boil.. i topped off with about a gallon and a half of water temp around 64..it brought my gravity reading to 1.091 and it tasted very sweet..i piched then sealed..is this ok?? will the yeast do its thing and bring it down?? a tad worried but thinking im over thinking it.

Forgot to mention its a 5 gallon batch BB kit

 

[jonnyp1980]

also at this reading 1.091 what should i be looking for for a target FG?

 

[ITz-Supreme]

Dats a lot of maple syrup this beer is gonna be strong like bull if you give it at least a month to ferment completely you might be able to hit 1.010 that would give you an abv of over 10% it's definitely gonna taste like maple just be patient and give it plenty of time to finish and plenty of time to condition

 

[jonnyp1980]

1 month in the primary damn...thats a long time should i do a secondary to clean it up or just leave it? I just dont want to be too sweet...i guess my only worry is that it will taste like ass..

 

[ITz-Supreme]

Nah just leave it alone let it do it's thing with darker stronger beers they need more time for the yeasties to eat all the sugar and settle out so the beer is nice and clear I would say 4 weeks but 6 would be better

 

[jonnyp1980]

Nah just leave it alone let it do it's thing with darker stronger beers they need more time for the yeasties to eat all the sugar and settle out so the beer is nice and clear I would say 4 weeks but 6 would be better

Should I Check gravity readings along the way or just wait the 6 weeks then check?

 

[ITz-Supreme]

Patience young padawan just wait the six weeks " muddy water, if let stand still becomes clear " Lao tzu

 

[jonnyp1980]

Patience young padawan just wait the six weeks " muddy water, if let stand still becomes clear " Lao tzu

Lol. Gotcha. Ty

 

[jonnyp1980]

Will I need to rock the primary every few days for an OG of 1.091. To keep the yeast active??

 

[helibrewer]

Will I need to rock the primary every few days for an OG of 1.091. To keep the yeast active??

You shouldn't need to, just pick an appropriate yeast and make sure it is high alcohol tolerant.

You might consider some FermAid K yeast nutrient about 1/3 of the way to your FG.

Watch your early fermentation temps, there's a lot of simple sugar in that recipe and the yeast will be going crazy early...plan on a blow off tube.

 

[jonnyp1980]

You shouldn't need to, just pick an appropriate yeast and make sure it is high alcohol tolerant.

You might consider some FermAid K yeast nutrient about 1/3 of the way to your FG.

Watch your early fermentation temps, there's a lot of simple sugar in that recipe and the yeast will be going crazy early...plan on a blow off tube.

Blow off tube is already on. As of right now it's already started bubbling. I used the yeast that came with the kit. Not sure if It will need more or not.

 

[jonnyp1980]

Figured out what I did. I was only to add 2lbs of pure maple syrup not 4. I ran out to get some more yeast. I hydrated then pitched. its been two hours and now it's bubbling like crazy. Problem solved hopefully and the end result will be an amazing brew.

 

[jonnyp1980]

So I'm getting very curious. How do you think this brew could taste. Assuming the yeast does its job and brings it down to a 016 or so.??

 

[ITz-Supreme]

I think it's gonna taste good I like to use maple in brown ales but I think its gonna be a big rich full bodied beer and high in alcohol send pics when it's done

 

[jonnyp1980]

I think it's gonna taste good I like to use maple in brown ales but I think its gonna be a big rich full bodied beer and high in alcohol send pics when it's done

Im sitting here watching it bubble like hell. Had to put the AC in to keep it around 64. It was a hot one today noticed the primary getting to high 60s. I hope I boiled off a good amount of sugar and that the second starter pack eats a lot of the sugar. I will take a picture of it when I open her up. I'm going secondary on this to help clean it up in another week... Sneak a reading and a taste. The only thing I care about is that the final product is damn tasty

 

[dcott]

Since pure maple syrup is almost entirely fermentable, you should end up with a pretty dry product. Did you add 64 fluid ounces, or ounces by weight? If fluid, you added over five pounds of maple syrup, which is going to end up with a pretty cider-y profile. Curious how it turns out.

 

[jonnyp1980]

Since pure maple syrup is almost entirely fermentable, you should end up with a pretty dry product. Did you add 64 fluid ounces, or ounces by weight? If fluid, you added over five pounds of maple syrup, which is going to end up with a pretty cider-y profile. Curious how it turns out.

Lol never thought about it when doing it. I took a measuring cup and poured 64 ounces last 10 to 15 min end of boil. Damn. 5lbs. That's pretty crazy. Well it's day 7 and its still bubbling in the primary pretty good. Was going to take a reading in a min. Damn. 5 lbs lol.

 

[jonnyp1980]

OK opened her up took a gravity reading so far it's at 1.020 from 1.091 lol. So doing well in that regard. It's very cidery with a bitter aftertaste then the heat from the alcohol. It's glasses the glass when I swoosh it around so it's still sugary. Not sure I'm going to be able to save it if I can't think of something. Right now its is not good to taste at all.

 

[dcott]

At least let it finish out and bottle it. At that OG, it may not be ready to drink for six months or more. Once everything settles, it may still be drinkable.

Worse comes to worst, call it maple wine

 

[jonnyp1980]

At least let it finish out and bottle it. At that OG, it may not be ready to drink for six months or more. Once everything settles, it may still be drinkable.

Worse comes to worst, call it maple wine

I'll transfer it into a secondary in a few days. 5 lbs lol. It really tasted like ass. We'll see. Thanks.