Maple Beer

Along with spruce beers, birch and maple beers were brewed by early American colonists as a substitute for barley beers. The sap used for brewing was taken from sugar maple tree.

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds maple syrup

• 1 gallon water

• yeast

Instructions:

1. Heat the water and dissolve the maple syrup in the water.

2. Cool the mixture to 70ºF, pour into a fermenter, pitch the yeast and ferment thoroughly.

3. Prime, bottle and condition for 1 week before drinking.