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Gruit Beer

190 calories 21.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 28 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.88 gallons
Post Boil Size: 28 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Matt
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 190 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 9th 2024
1.057
1.017
5.3%
0.0
15.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb Malteurop - 2 Row55 lb 2 Row 34.3 2.15 88.4%
2 lb Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley2 lb Beech Smoked Barley 35 2.7 3.2%
1 lb Rye1 lb Rye 38 3.5 1.6%
1.25 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent1.25 lb Black Patent 27 525 2%
3 lb Aromatic Malt3 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 4.8%
62.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.60 g Sweet Gale Spice Boil 1 hr.
170 g Mugwort Spice Boil 1 hr.
1.25 tsp Wormwood Spice Boil 30 min.
1.25 tsp Black Pepper Spice Boil 30 min.
6.60 g Cardamom Seed Spice Boil 10 min.
8.40 g Ginger root Spice Boil 10 min.
8.40 g Licorice Root Spice Boil 10 min.
84 g Juniper Berries Spice Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
BSI - A-78 Scotch Ale
Amount:
66 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 521 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 29.88 gal (119.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 17.88 gal (71.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 28.32 gal (113.3 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.02 gal (28.08 qt) and adding 16.32 gal (65.3 qt) sparge/top-off. 23.34 93.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 23.34 93.4  
Mash volume with grains 28.32 113.3  
Grain absorption losses -7.78 -31.1  
Remaining sparge water volume 14.57 58.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 29.88 119.5  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Post boil Volume 28 112  
Going into fermentor 28 112  
Total: 37.91 151.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Given the dark grains used perhaps this version is more of a British Isles version of a Gruit. Regarding the picture uploaded, we released two beers at the same time. The Gruit is the one on the right.

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