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Gruit Beer

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

Original Gravity:

1.057

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

15.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	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	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
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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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Last Updated: 2025-05-19 22:46 UTC

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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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Sully574 • 05/05/2025 at 02:25pm

4 of 5

We brewed this Gruit beer on our 1 BBL pilot unit at New Magnolia Brewery. I'd been wanting to brew a Gruit for some time. This recipe is a Frankenstein pulled together from our own ideas, poaching some components from others, and just giving some ingredients a go. I was very happy with what came out. There are like 7 layers of flavors that develop before, during and after swallowing. Def get some eucalyptus/mint, earthy flavors but I am not sure what exactly contributed to that flavor (mugwort/sweet gale/wormwood?). The licorice root and juniper berries are on the finish. Overall a very hard beer to describe, but overall, a very nice one. Glad we finally brewed one.

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