Ingredient challenge

[imark]

Martin: uh sir, why don't you just use real cows?
Teamster: cows don't look like cows on film, you gotta use horses.
Ralph: what do you do if you want something that looks like a horse?
Teamster: eh, usually we just tape a bunch of cats together.

Same principle applies to beer

[DamienE]

http://www.vermonthomebrew.com/using-maple-sap-syrup-homebrewed-beer

[imark]

http://www.vermonthomebrew.com/using-maple-sap-syrup-homebrewed-beer

No mention of fenugreek there either
Are you going to go the maple syrup route Damien? Be interesting to see how they compare.

[DamienE]

I'm going to add as late kettle addition to batch
Split at secondary with no fenugreek & some fenugreek

Any idea of qty of fenugreek per litre to use

[DamienE]

Didn't mention above. Late kettle addition will be maple syrup

[imark]

I plan on adding about 10g of toasted and a crushed seed to secondary.
If it needs more I can always add it but I can't take it out. ☺

[DamienE]

I might split secondary into

10 litre @ 0g
5 litre @ 1g
5 litre @ 2g

[imark]

Getting my fenugreek/maple beer on this evening now that competition brews are out of the way.

Anybody else getting one of these on soon? Would be cool if there were a couple to compare at Feb or Mar meet.

[DamienE]

I'll be doing mine weekend after next
So should be ready for March meet

I'm thinking of doing a brown or amber

[imark]

Going to add fenugreek to mine tonight.

[DamienE]

I'll be brewing mine this weekend

[DamienE]

22 litre amber @ 1.052
450 g maple syrup added @ 10min left in boil

[DamienE]

Transferred to secondary @ 1.011

16L 0g fenugreek
4L 1g fenugreek
4L 2g fenugreek

[DamienE]

Bottled today
Finished @ 1.011