#maple wine

[boissonsaumiel]

The maple wine has cleared! It's pretty dark; you'll notice I had to shine a flashlight through it in this photo to show how clear it is. Still a bit of a haze. I used coconut water instead of regular water so this is probably as clear as it's going to get. If I'd used regular water it might it would probably look clearer than this. In any case, it tastes clear. No detectable yeast flavor. I'm going to go ahead and rack it soonish.

The flavor is more complex than the last time I tasted it. The toasted woody flavor is stronger. It tasted pretty dry the last time, but now there's also a bit of a ...tart(?) astringency I'm detecting that wasn't there before. I like it, but I think it could use another month of aging to mellow out a bit.

[whereiwenttoday]

Never tried Maple Wine before, Never had even heard of it. But it exists! I just got to try it today at the Ottawa Farmers Market in Lansdowne.

It does taste like Maple!

[boissonsaumiel]

Maple wine with coconut water. I forgot that maple syrup contains less sugar than honey. I could probably have put the full 2lb bottle in instead of just 1.5 lbs. K1-V1116 yeast. 0.125tsp powdered tannins, 0.125tsp balsamic vinegar (to lower pH to more yeast-friendly levels).

I’m trying leaving the syrup unmixed which supposedly puts less stress on the yeast and reduces the likelihood that fermentation will stall.