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I Am Gruit Spiced Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 100 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 9.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 265 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday May 27th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.080

Final Gravity:

1.018

ABV (standard):

8.2%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

13.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

102.97

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
20 lb	American - Pale 2-Row20 lb Pale 2-Row	$ 1.00 / lb $ 20.00	37	1.8	64.5%
10 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L10 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L	$ 2.29 / lb $ 22.90	35	20	32.3%
1 lb	Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)	$ 4.99 / lb $ 4.99	41	1	3.2%
31 lbs / $ 47.89

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
12.2 gal		Sparge	148 °F	168 °F	108 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1.50 oz	Yarrow	$ 2.99 / oz $ 4.49	Spice	Boil	1 min.
1.50 oz	Marsh rosemary	$ 6.00 / oz $ 9.00	Spice	Boil	1 min.
1.50 oz	Sweet gale	$ 0.84 / oz $ 1.26	Spice	Boil	0 min.
1.50 oz	Yarrow	$ 2.99 / oz $ 4.49	Spice	Boil	90 min.
1.50 oz	Marsh rosemary	$ 6.00 / oz $ 9.00	Spice	Boil	90 min.
1.50 oz	Sweet gale	$ 0.84 / oz $ 1.26	Spice	Boil	90 min.
0.75 oz	Sweet orange peel	$ 2.29 / oz $ 1.72	Flavor	Boil	10 min.
0.75 oz	Corriander	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.49	Spice	Boil	15 min.
0.75 oz	Sweet orange peel	$ 2.29 / oz $ 1.72	Flavor	Boil	15 min.
1.50 oz	Lemon peel	$ 1.79 / oz $ 2.69	Flavor	Boil	15 min.
$ 37.10

Yeast

White Labs - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 8.99 / each $ 17.98
Attenuation (avg):	81.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	66 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 256 B cells required

$ 17.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 9.6 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 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

Notes

Brewing Instructions: (Total Brew Time = 3 hours, 28 minutes. Total Process: 10 days)

Mash

0 min. – Add 5 gallons of water to mash tun and raise temperature to 148.0º F (64.44º C)
6 min. – Mash In – place grains (including lactose) into the mash tun and add to water. Hold for 30 minutes.
37 min. – Raise the temperature of the mash tun to 168.0º F (75.56º C) and hold for 60 minutes.
98 min. – Mash Out – transfer wort from mash tun to boil.
108 min. – Mash complete.

Boil
0 min. – Add 1-½ ozs each: sweet gale, marsh rosemary, yarrow
10 min. – Add ¾ oz sweet orange peel
15 min. – Add ¾ oz coriander seed, 1-½ ozs lemon peel, ¾ oz sweet orange peel
90 min. – Add 1-½ ozs each: sweet gale, marsh rosemary, yarrow
100 min. – Stop boil. Use the wort chiller to allow the temperature to drop to 65.0º F (18.3º C) – 70.0º F (21.1º C). Drain chilled wort into two 5-gallon glass fermenters and place a cover over the top. Leave about 1 inch of space to prevent against blow over of the fermenting wort (which can be caused by the yeast).

Yeast Fermentation and Conditioning

Yeast Fermentation
As soon as the chilled wort reaches the desired temperature range (65.0º F/18.3º C – 70.0º F/21.1º C), pour the entire contents of the WLP005 British Ale Yeast vials into the glass fermenters.
Place the airlock and stopper on top of each fermenter and secure tightly.
Gently agitate the fermenter back and forth for approximately 1 minute to activate the yeast.
Place the fermenter in a dry place at room temperature (65.0º F or 18.3º C) for 5 – 7 days

Conditioning
Once the active fermentation has come to a complete stop, transfer the fermented wort into two clean 5-gal. fermenters to remove the dead yeast and cereal. Use a funnel with a strainer to pour the fermented wort into the clean fermenters.
Allow resting for an additional 10 – 14 days. Take a hydrometer reading for the final gravity and keg beer.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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