Feb 9, 2016 · Right about 1/4 to 1/3 of your sugars as maple syrup should impart a good flavor to a mead. Maple syrup generally provides a little less fermentable sugar than does honey and contributes about 31 ppg versus about 35 ppg for honey. This means that 1 pound of maple syrup in a total volume of 1 gallon results in a starting gravity of 1.031.

Jan 17, 2009 · Been there, done that. 3 lbs honey, 16 oz maple syrup, one gallon water, RC-212 yeast. Almost one year later, very sweet, almost cloying. I'd cut back a bit on the honey and maple syrup, or use a dry champagne yeast. How much maple syrup do you have, and how much do you like maple syrup? You might consider making an apple cider, sweetened with maple syrup instead of sugar, too.

Aug 20, 2008 · Has any one made a "maple mead"? I don t know if that s the right term for it. Its just maple syrup, water, yeast and nutrients. I got my hands on some real maple syrup and decided to try fermenting it. This is what I came up with. 1 gal water 6 cups maple syrup laven D-47 yeast Heat to...

Jan 13, 2016 · Has anyone made any before if so are there any pointers. How long does maple mead take before its good and ready. I'm doing a gallon batch and it's my first fermentation ever!!!!!!I used 1 quart pure upstate New York grade b maple syrup. 3 quarts water. Lavlin d47. And some raisins for the...

Jun 2, 2016 · When I made a batch, I noticed the maple syrup mostly just fermented and didn't leave much maple flavor. I added half an oak spiral in a 1 gal batch, and then stabilized and backsweetened with 12 oz of maple syrup. Came out real sweet and probably will only be drank as a dessert mead.

May 22, 2012 · ok, someone with more experience talk to me about whether this sounds viable and if not, why: 1 gallon Acerglyn 1.75 c light honey (probably clover) 1.75 c grade B pure maple syrup water to make up the gallon Red Star Pasteur Blanc (or another champagne yeast) Rack at …

May 6, 2016 · Maple wine is an excellent idea in theory but it generally doesn’t turn out the way people want it to. I have read and experienced myself that the maple flavor tends to ferment out completely in a maple mead or wine. It leaves a nutty, earthy flavor that some people like to be sure, but nothing like maple syrup pancakes.

Aug 9, 2015 · 1) Mead with maple is called Acerglyn. It is only mead if the largest portion of your fermenting sugar is honey. Your recipe looks like maple wine, because there is no honey. I've made an Acerglyn Cyser many times and highly suggest it to you. Maple, Apple, and honey. Smooth, warm, and tasty.! 2) your freeze distillation is not safe. That concentrates methanol, which is poisonous. Don't know ...

Jan 6, 2013 · Maple coffee wine: 1 gallon maple syrup 2 gallons fresh brewed coffee 2# dark brown sugar Champagne Yeast 1 tbl sp yeast nutrient This is one that I have formulated. It's not straight maple but whatever. I end up turning most of it in to coffee liquor!

Jan 5, 2014 · Mead is by it's definition anything that more than half of its fermentables come from honey. Acerglyn is mead that is made out of honey and maple syrup. It is quite good.