Easter Ale

in order to facilitate the receipe format I put the sugar content value for maple syrup instead of maple sap which I used instead of water (5 gal.) and it had a OG of 1012 on the hydrometer.

Brewer:	Lee		Email:	carsey700@hotmail.com
Beer:	Easter Ale		Style:	specialty beer
Type:	Extract		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	3 HCU (~3 SRM)		Bitterness:	10 IBU
OG:	1.058		FG:	1.004
Alcohol:	7.0% v/v (5.5% w/w)
Water:	checked with the local health board to see if there is any harm in raw maple sap (you know where bears sh#t), and they said it would be ok .
Boil:	45 minutes	SG 1.145	2 gallons
	2 lb. 8 oz. Light malt extract 2 lb. 8 oz. Corn sugar 3 lb. 8 oz. Maple syrup (5 gallons sap)
	added lme and dextrose hops at this time
Hops:	1.5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 45 min.) .05 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	coopers and 1 tsp nuitrient 1hr @ 75 F.
Log:	very active ferment in six hours finished in 5 days at 1004 temperature 73F average. I was surprised at the low fg I assume the sap to be highly fermentable.racked after 2 days,issinglass day 5 cleared in 2 days.
Carbonation:	1/2 cup dextrose in the keg 72F 5 days , 10 psi 12 hours at 35F.

Recipe posted 03/31/02.