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Gruit 1st Attempt

250 calories 27.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Illogic Brewing
Calories: 250 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 2nd 2014
1.075
1.021
7.2%
0.0
33.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 55.7%
3 lb Munich Dark 20L3 lb Munich Dark 20L 34 20 19.7%
1.50 lb Flaked Barley1.5 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 9.8%
1.50 lb German - Dark Wheat1.5 lb Dark Wheat 39 6.5 9.8%
12 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley12 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 4.9%
15.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 oz Bog Myrtle Herb Boil 30 min.
0.75 oz Wild Rosemary Herb Boil 30 min.
0.75 oz Yarrow Herb Boil 30 min.
0.50 oz Juniper Berries Herb Boil 5 min.
1 oz Yarrow Herb Secondary 0 min.
1 oz Wild Rosemary Herb Secondary 0 min.
1 oz Bog Myrtle Herb Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 189 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.6 gal Infusion -- 156 °F 85 min
3 gal Sparge -- 165 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 4.58 18.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.8 23.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.91 -7.6  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.58 18.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.16 36.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2 Packs London 1028 with no starter, allowed smackpack to rev up for 2 days.

Roast Barley for 20 minutes at 350 F

Juniper berries - .5 OZ at 5 minutes

Did not treat water (going for a historically accurate adaptation, where the water you had available would have been what you used.)

Used well water from Tap, is quite hard

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