Anybody every tried making any Maple Mead? Maple Liquor? Seems that it could be a good sugar source.
Anybody every tried making any Maple Mead? Maple Liquor? Seems that it could be a good sugar source.
Latitude:N 41° 54' 56.4415"
Longitude:W 84° 17' 6.4561"
2018
sold barrel cooker
bought 2 mason 2x4
adding Vacuum
Adding RO, running Lines 5/16 and 3/16, jumping to close to 200 taps, making sticky..
2017, attempting to add float box and bunch more
taps and run a few lines.
2016 rookie season. 70 taps, Kubota tractor, 55 gallon
Barrel and funnel for collection.
wood fired oil drum cooker.
2x3 evaporator pan w/18" Sq pre-warming pan.
3 sided carport sugar shack.
I wanted to try this, but my research suggested it did not have much flavor. What I did do last year was use syrup to raise the brix of some wild berry wine I was making. For a 3 gallon batch, it took about 2 quarts, plus some dextrose. How'd it come out, you ask? Meh.
Maybe someone has a better recipe than any I found.
Gary / Zena Crossroads / 42˚ 00' 24" N / Hobby in Early '70s, Addiction since 2014
175+ taps on 3/16 (60 of which are on two Lunchbox Vac/Releasers)
12x34 timber framed sap house w/attached 10x34 shed roof for storage
2 x 6 Smoky Lake hybrid pan on Corsair arch with AUF/steam hood/preheater/concentric exhaust
7.0 KW Sun Power PV System, Smokey Lake Filter Press/Steam Bottler, Modified NGMP RO - 2 4x40 posts 200 gph
Maple Moon in Petoskey make maple flavored wine. Not sure of their phone number, but you might want to give them a call.
Gary
16' X 24' Sugarhouse
2' X 6' Leader Inferno Arch with Revolution Raised-Flue Pans, Smoky Lake preheater and hood
Deer Run Maple gas-powered 250 RO
WesFab 7" filter press
Kubota 1100 RTV with tracks and 125 gallon tank for transporting sap
800 taps on gravity and vacuum
Very supportive wife who is the best coworker
http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...ing-Sugarhouse
Is that a brew pub? I am looking for small batch hobby recipes, grandpa recipes etc...
Latitude:N 41° 54' 56.4415"
Longitude:W 84° 17' 6.4561"
2018
sold barrel cooker
bought 2 mason 2x4
adding Vacuum
Adding RO, running Lines 5/16 and 3/16, jumping to close to 200 taps, making sticky..
2017, attempting to add float box and bunch more
taps and run a few lines.
2016 rookie season. 70 taps, Kubota tractor, 55 gallon
Barrel and funnel for collection.
wood fired oil drum cooker.
2x3 evaporator pan w/18" Sq pre-warming pan.
3 sided carport sugar shack.
I made maple wine last year (first time ever making any kind of wine) and the results were not so good. I would attempt it again now that I have more experience.
Last year I simply added syrup to vodka. I started with a standard bottle and added syrup until it tasted right, not too sweet. The syrup stays in solution, so once it's mixed in it stays mixed in. I suppose you could use Everclear instead of vodka if you want a bigger kick, or water it down, or use raw sap for less.
Last edited by Evets; 01-23-2018 at 08:16 PM.
Maple Moon is a sugarbush in Petoskey. They tap around 5,000 trees and have used syrup to flavor some varieties. Very nice owners who enjoy talking about their operation.
Gary
16' X 24' Sugarhouse
2' X 6' Leader Inferno Arch with Revolution Raised-Flue Pans, Smoky Lake preheater and hood
Deer Run Maple gas-powered 250 RO
WesFab 7" filter press
Kubota 1100 RTV with tracks and 125 gallon tank for transporting sap
800 taps on gravity and vacuum
Very supportive wife who is the best coworker
http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...ing-Sugarhouse
Two falls ago I made a 4 1/2 gallon batch of cider with 5 pints of syrup added to it, for the added sugar and flavor. Taste was amazing! Unfortunately, I guess it wasn't done when I jugged it up into 1 gallon jugs and ended up making 1 gallon bombs. Our root cellar has a nice apple/maple scent to it now though
Noel Good
1998 to 2009: 15 taps on buckets, scavenged fire pit and pans
2010: New 2x4 SS flat pan w/preheater
2015: New to me Lapierre 18x60 raised flue, new shack, new everything!! 59 taps 23.75 gallons
2016: 85 taps 19 gallons
2017: Purchased 2.5 acres and tubed half with 3/16. 145 taps total 49.25 gallons
2018: 200 taps (162 on 3/16ths 38 on buckets) New NextGen RO 63 gallons
2019: 210 taps 73.5 gallons
2023: 210 taps 89.75 gallons
www.wnybass.com
Plastic or glass jugs? Did the hydrometer show it was done? I imagine there was still yeast in it? Was there a reason you didn't make it last fall?
Latitude:N 41° 54' 56.4415"
Longitude:W 84° 17' 6.4561"
2018
sold barrel cooker
bought 2 mason 2x4
adding Vacuum
Adding RO, running Lines 5/16 and 3/16, jumping to close to 200 taps, making sticky..
2017, attempting to add float box and bunch more
taps and run a few lines.
2016 rookie season. 70 taps, Kubota tractor, 55 gallon
Barrel and funnel for collection.
wood fired oil drum cooker.
2x3 evaporator pan w/18" Sq pre-warming pan.
3 sided carport sugar shack.
Plastic or glass jugs? Glass
Did the hydrometer show it was done? I forgot take a reading at the beginning. It sat for a good couple months with zero bubbles, so I thought it was done.
I imagine there was still yeast in it? Probably
Was there a reason you didn't make it last fall? For the second year in a row neighbors didn't have apples again due to late frost. I didn't feel like traveling again like the year before.
Noel Good
1998 to 2009: 15 taps on buckets, scavenged fire pit and pans
2010: New 2x4 SS flat pan w/preheater
2015: New to me Lapierre 18x60 raised flue, new shack, new everything!! 59 taps 23.75 gallons
2016: 85 taps 19 gallons
2017: Purchased 2.5 acres and tubed half with 3/16. 145 taps total 49.25 gallons
2018: 200 taps (162 on 3/16ths 38 on buckets) New NextGen RO 63 gallons
2019: 210 taps 73.5 gallons
2023: 210 taps 89.75 gallons
www.wnybass.com