- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- WLP028 Edinburgh Ale
- Yeast Starter
- 1800ml
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.50
- Original Gravity
- 1.090
- Final Gravity
- 1.021
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 70
- Color
- 15.0
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 21 days @ 67-F
- Tasting Notes
- Great Britain inspired gruit \'old ale\' with yarrow, wormwood & bog myrtle.
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Recipe: Ye Olde Gruit Ale
Brewer: LexusChris
Asst Brewer:
Style: Old Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0) Amber with light head which dies quickly, although good carbonation is present. Spring-like forest aroma with hints of pines & wildflowers. Floral & pine bark bitternes leads to medium malt then a floral drying finish.
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 7.20 gal
Estimated OG: 1.090 SG
Estimated Color: 15.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 0.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
13.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 71.23 %
2.00 lb Golden Promise Pale Malt (2.5 SRM) Grain 10.96 %
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 2.74 %
0.50 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 2.74 %
0.25 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 1.37 %
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
0.40 gm Sweet Gale (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0.70 gm Sweet Gale (Primary 21.0 days) Misc
1.00 oz Yarrow Flowers (Boil 30.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Yarrow Flowers (Primary 21.0 days) Misc
2.00 gm Wormwood (Greater) (Primary 21.0 days) Misc
7.00 gm Wormwood (Greater) (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 5.48 %
1.00 lb Sugar, Muscavado (25.0 SRM) Sugar 5.48 %
9.25 gal Irvine, CA Tap Water Water
1 Pkgs Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) [StarteYeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 16.25 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 5.04 gal of water at 166.0 F 154.0 F
I was inspired by old english days of yore, where locals would use various herbs from the countryside to bitter their beer. Using yarrow flowers, wormwood & bog myrtle (sweet gale) this creates a woodsy bitter brew with plenty of yarrow floral notes & a good malty backbone. Enjoy!
--LexusChris