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Hedgewitch Gruit

152 calories 13.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
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
1.050
1.009
5.4%
0.0
9.2
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost 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
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost 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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.3 L/kg 11.8
Mash volume with grains 15.1
Grain absorption losses -5.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 24.6 L) 25.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.3 L) 31
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Post boil Volume 25
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 37  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
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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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-16 15:45 UTC