adamj
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Is there a way to achieve maple flavor without adding maple syrup? Concerned about adding to much sugar to the beer.
Thank you.
Adam
Thank you.
Adam
heathcom said:I made a brew this year with fenugreek. Definate maple flavor. It is a potent spice so use it very sparingly.
heathcom said:This is a good guess. since the spice/seeds were so potent, I didnt crush them. Tossed about half a teaspoon for a gallon in a brown ale at 15 mins left in the boil. Came out good and really pronounced maple flavor. I suppose it really depends on how much flavor you want. When you smell it, youll know.
heathcom said:Right, but again, depends on how strong you want the maple flavor. I thought half teaspoon per gallon would give a hint of maple but was more like drinking carbonated maple syrup without the sweetness o.0
ColoHox said:I used 10ml of maple extract in a 5gal imperial stout about 8 weeks ago. It has been interesting to taste the changes over time. Fenugreek didn't provide the "right" maple flavor I was looking for, so I ordered extract over Amazon.
Care to share your thoughts on the extract? Brand, when you added, what kind of maple flavor, how strong.... That sort of stuff.
ColoHox said:It's Olive Nation brand, bought through amazon. When it arrived, I mixed a small amout with some french toast to test out the flavor, it was delicious.
I added after 4 weeks in primary and before kegging (Yeti Imp. stout clone). I poured a 12oz sample of beer and added extract until I thought the flavor was good. I then scaled up the amout for 5 gallons and added HALF the amount I used in the 12oz pour. I could always add more, and did not want it to be overwhelming.
After two weeks carbing in the keg, the maple flavor was right up front and pretty strong. After 4 weeks, the roasted grains came through and maple was at the end, still not sweet. After 8 weeks, there is a balance between slight maple sweetness and roasted grain.
Next time I will probably add even less maple extract, but overall I thought it outperformed fenugreek in "real" maple flavor and stability during aging.
Awesome feedback thanks. I just might give that a go when I bottle this stout.
Quick question... I see it has sugar in it. Did the amount you used mess with the carb level or would you just prime as normal?
ColoHox said:The amount I used would only contribute a tiny amount of sugar. I kegged though, so that didn't affect me.
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