GrootGruit
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So in the next few days I would like to brew my first gruit ale. However I'm still uncertain on herb proportions, and my availability was limited, so this is the recipe I have so far, with no proportions for the various "gruits"
Gruit Ale (4.25 gallon batch, extract with specialty grains)
6lbs pilsner lme
0.5lbs Aromatic Munich Malt 20L
0.5lbs Caramel Vienne 20L
0.25lbs Midnight Wheat
(note: if you couldn't tell the grains are what I have left over lying around)
Heather
Wormwood
Mugwort
Hibiscus
Juniper berries
so I was thinking about 1 tablespoon per herb for each gallon, minus the wormwood (which I hear is horrendously bitter) at half a tablespoon max per gallon
Any thoughts would be appreciated
Oh yeah, one of the funnest parts, the yeast is Brett brux vrai, and I plan to leave in the primary for 2 to 3 months before bottling for another 6
Gruit Ale (4.25 gallon batch, extract with specialty grains)
6lbs pilsner lme
0.5lbs Aromatic Munich Malt 20L
0.5lbs Caramel Vienne 20L
0.25lbs Midnight Wheat
(note: if you couldn't tell the grains are what I have left over lying around)
Heather
Wormwood
Mugwort
Hibiscus
Juniper berries
so I was thinking about 1 tablespoon per herb for each gallon, minus the wormwood (which I hear is horrendously bitter) at half a tablespoon max per gallon
Any thoughts would be appreciated
Oh yeah, one of the funnest parts, the yeast is Brett brux vrai, and I plan to leave in the primary for 2 to 3 months before bottling for another 6
