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Pale Maple Ale


Classification: spiced ale, maple beer, extract

Source: Mark Davis (Mark_Davis.osbu_sout@xerox.com) Issue #978, 9/28/92


I tried the ale after 5 days in the bottle and was extremly pleased with the brew. The only thing is that it is a little dry (lost some of it's sweetness(maybe another 1/2 pound of crystal). I will do this one again, but I think that I will use another yeast type (maybe Wyeast European ale).

Ingredients:

Procedure:

1. Prepared yeast starter.

2. Steep cracked crystal malt in 2 quarts 150 F water for 30 min.(I put the pot in the 150 F preheated oven) Sparged the grain into the boiling pot with another 2 quarts of 170 water. Add enough water to bring volume in pot to 5 gallons. Bring to boil.

3. Add Malt Extract syrup, wheat malt, gypsum, and 1 ounce of hops. Boil for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes of boil, add Maple syrup and 1/2 ounce of hops. Boiled another 20 minutes.

5. At 50 minute mark of boil, add 2 teaspoons of Irish Moss and the last 1/2 ounce of hops. Boil another 10 minutes (covered), turned of flame, and allow it to steep for 5 minutes.

6. Chill, strain, and rack to primary. Pitch.

Specifics: