Imperial Nut Brown Ale w/ Maple

[HighlandRanger]

Recipe for an Imperial Nut Brown Ale I'm going to brew on Oct 6th.

Autumn's Bounty Imperial Nut Brown Ale

Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons
Boil Size: 8.15 gallons

Original Gravity: 1.090
Final Gravity: 1.025
ABV (standard): 8.54%
IBU (tinseth): 72.78
SRM (morey): 31.61

FERMENTABLES
12 lb Pale 2-Row , 61.5%
2.5 lb Victory, 12.8%
2 lb Crystal 40L, 10.3%
1 lb Special Roast, 5.1%
12 oz Brown Malt, 3.8%
8 oz Chocolate Malt, 2.6%

12 oz Maple Syrup - (late addition) 3.8%


HOPS
2 oz Northern Brewer, 60 min, 8.5 Pellet
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings, 30 min, 4.8 Pellet
0.75 oz Fuggles, 30 min, 4.3 Pellet
0.25 oz East Kent Goldings, 10 min, 4.8 Pellet
0.25 oz Fuggles, 0 min, 4.3 Pellet


YEAST
Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

WATER PROFILE
Broken Arrow, OK

Notes: Shooting for a caramel, toffee, biscuity, nutty flavor with Maple undertones. Full to medium body and good sweet bitter balance.

Comments Welcome...
Autumn's Bounty Imperial Nut Brown Ale

 

[edg1979]

HighlandRanger,

I like this recipe and want to brew it but i have a few questions specifically around the Maple Syrup since i've never used it in a brew. I've seen EXTREMELY conflicting info out there and wondered if you could help.

Here it goes:

1. Is late addition in the mash or late boil? How late, i.e. timing?
2. Did you use Grade B or less to retain more maple flavor?
3. Have you ever used Maple Syrup Extract in place of the syrup?
- a lot of people say that syrup just dries out the beer and leaves no maple flavor.
4. How did this batch turn out in regards to nuttiness and maple flavor?


Thanks!

 

[GundyGang1]

Do you have the numbers for the water profile for Broken Arrow still?