
Pog Mo Thoin Gruit Ale ll
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • All Grain • 6.00 gal
This Gruit is more similar (edited 9/30/02) to an extract Gruit I brewed as my first ancient beer. I will note here how it came out after its done.
August 28, 2002 pm 05:55pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 6.00 gal)
- 8 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 1 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- .5 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.
- .5 lbs
Light Brown Sugar
Light Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 2 oz
Yarrow - (omitted from calculations)
Yarrow
- .75 oz
Marsh Rosemary - (omitted from calculations)
Marsh Rosemary
- 2 g
Sweet Gale - (omitted from calculations)
Sweet Gale
-
Danstar CBC-1
Danstar CBC-1
CBC-1 has been especially selected for it's refermentation properties and is recommended for Cask and Bottle Conditioning. CBC-1 referments beers up to 12-14% ABV due to its high resistance to alcohol and pressure; it does not produce flavors therefore conserving the original character of the beer. The yeast will settle and form a tight mat at the end of refermentation. If you are looking at a clean, reproducible, consistent and rapid conditioning process this is the yeast of choice! CBC-1 can also be used for primary fermentation and is especially suitable for Champagne-like beers and fruit beers.
Notes
Mash-in at 150f, with 1.5 qts liquor per lb of grist , for 90 mins Boil wort 90 mins 2.5 tsp yeast nutrients in boil at 60 mins 2 oz Yarrow in boil at 60 mins .5 lbs candi sugar in boil at 60 mins .5 lbs light brown sugar in boil at 60 mins 1 tsp Irish Moss in boil at 20 mins .75 oz Marsh Rosemary in boil at 10 mins 2 grams Sweet Gale in boil at 10 mins 1 lb Honey added into cooled wort at 170f 5 oz corn sugar 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: | 1.050 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 10.6 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 0.0 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |
Discussion
Good Gruit
2002-12-19 5:17pm
This is the best Gruit I have brewed to date. It has an herby aroma and flavor that is very drinkable. This ale because of the herbs will wake you up instead of making you sleepy like hopped ales do.
Awarded 3rd Place
2003-04-08 8:45pm
This Gruit placed 3rd in the Specialty, Experimental, and Historic Beer catagory in the 2003 American's Finest City Competition in San Diego.
gruit
2003-06-30 2:00am
Hey I've been brewing gruits too! I've been using 4.5 oz of each herb with some additional yarrow flowers. Glad to see someone else is brewing gruits too! Email me at mark@bust.com if you want to discuss gruit beers