Recipe: Olde Brewer's Gruit
Brewer: LexusChris
Style: Old Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.19 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.76 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.081 SG
Estimated Color: 13.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 30 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.5 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
13.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 77.6 %
1.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.5 %
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.0 %
3.00 g Wormwood (Greater) (Boil 30.0 mins) Spice 5 -
2.00 oz Yarrow Flowers (Boil 0.0 days) Herb 6 -
22.00 g Marsh Rosemary (Boil 0.0 mins) Spice 7 -
1.0 pkg Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) [35.4 Yeast 8 -
1.00 lb Sugar, Muscavado (25.0 SRM) (Whirlpool < 180-F) Sugar 4 6.0 %
1.00 lb Honey (Whirlpool < 130-F) Sugar 9 6.0 %
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 16.75 lb
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 5.11 gal of water at 165.9 F 155.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 5.35gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Use hop bag for gruit herbs, and remove once whirlpool has begun. Do not let them go into fermenter. The low temp whirlpool additions of Muscovado & Honey are to preserve aroma and lighten body.