
Sage Gruit Ale
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • Extract • 6 gal
August 28, 2002 am 09:23am
Ingredients (Extract, 6 gal)
- 1 lbs
Belgian Pale
Belgian Pale
Fully modified and is easily converted.
- .5 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- .5 lbs
White Wheat Malt
White Wheat Malt
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- 6 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 1 lbs
Candi Sugar Clear
Candi Sugar Clear
Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.
- 1.5 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 1 lbs
Light Brown Sugar
Light Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 3.5 oz
Yarrow - (omitted from calculations)
Yarrow
- 1 oz
Marsh Rosemary - (omitted from calculations)
Marsh Rosemary
- 4 g
Myrica Gale - (omitted from calculations)
Myrica Gale
-
Danstar London
Danstar London
Produces a beer that is clean and well balanced.
Notes
2.5 tsp yeast nutrients in boil at 60 mins 2 oz Yarrow in boil at 60 mins 2 grams Wormwood in boil at 30 mins 1 oz Marsh Rosemary in boil at 10 mins 4 grams Myrica Gale in boil at 10 mins 1.5 lbs Honey added into cooled wort at 170f 1.5 oz Yarrow dry-herbed in primary 1 oz Sage dry-herbed in secondary 5 oz Corn Sugar for priming 1 tsp Heading Agent for priming
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory: A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.076 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 11.1 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.8% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 0.0 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |
Discussion
:0
2002-10-11 7:55pm
Sounds Good
The Brewers Evaluation
2002-12-18 4:37pm
This Gruit came out very close to the recipes specs, but the finished product has a very medicinal flavor that I hope will age out, but I'm not holding my breath.