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Hedgewitch Gruit

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31 liters
Post Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 152 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Sunday May 31st 2020

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

9.2

Mash pH

5.7

Cost £

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.30 kg	United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row4.3 kg Pale 2-Row	38	2.5	76.6%
550 g	Ireland - Irish Crystal Malt550 g Irish Crystal Malt	32	54.9	9.8%
260 g	Torrified Wheat260 g Torrified Wheat	36	2	4.6%
500 g	Honey500 g Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	35	2	8.9%
5,610 g / £ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
11.2 L	Strike	76 °C	65 °C	60 min
25 L	Sparge	78 °C	78 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 tbsp	Caraway seed	Other	Boil	1 hr.
85 g	Mugwort - fresh	Herb	Boil	1 hr.
60 g	Wormwood - fresh	Herb	Boil	1 hr.
100 g	Yarrow - fresh	Herb	Boil	1 hr.
1 tbsp	Sweet Gale - dried	Herb	Boil	1 hr.
120 g	Mugwort - fresh	Herb	Boil	40 min.
1 tbsp	Star Anise	Spice	Boil	40 min.
35 g	Chamomile - dried	Spice	Boil	40 min.
3 tbsp	Hyssop - fresh	Herb	Boil	40 min.
1 tbsp	Fennel Seed	Spice	Boil	40 min.
120 g	Mugwort - fresh	Herb	Boil	0 min.
85 g	Lemon Balm	Herb	Boil	0 min.

Yeast

Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	77%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	14 - 21 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 108 B cells required

£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 138.9 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Hythe, Kent, England - Boiled

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Golden, malty, spiced Gruit with honey.

Herb ratios flexible, I go with whatever I find in the hedgerows.

Local water is hard so if water soft, reduce bittering herbs, if over bitter this does improve with ageing.

A couple of Star anise can be added to bottling bucket for 24 hours.

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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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