Dark Ages Gruit Ale

01-29-2012 Smokey Walls Gruit Ale Brewing Date: Sunday January 29, 2012 Head Brewer: Ted Asst Brewer:    Recipe: Smokey Walls Gruit Ale Recipe Specifics Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00 Total Grain (Lbs): 14.75       Anticipated OG: 1.060 Plato: 14.78 Anticipated SRM: 16.4         Anticipated IBU: 0.0       Brewhouse Efficiency: 66  %    Wort Boil Time: 60  Minutes    Actual OG: 1.081 Plato: 19.62    Actual FG: 1.012 Plato: 3.07    Alc by Weight: 7.19 by Volume: 9.20 From Measured Gravities. ADF: 84.4 RDF: 70.3 Apparent & Real Degree of Fermentation. Actual Mash System Efficiency: 89 % Anticipated Points From Mash: 60.17 Actual Points From Mash: 81.27 Grain/Extract/Sugar % Amount Name Origin Potential SRM 74.6 11.00 lbs.  Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3 13.6 2.00 lbs.  Smoked(Bamberg) Germany 1.037 9 6.8 1.00 lbs.  Rye Malt America 1.030 4 1.7 0.25 lbs.  Black Patent Malt America 1.028 525 3.4 0.50 lbs.  Aromatic Malt Belgium 1.036 25 Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon. Extras Amount Name Type Time 0.04 Oz  Sweet Gale Herb 60 Min.(boil) 0.04 Oz  Cardamom Seed Spice 10 Min.(boil) 0.05 Oz  Juniper Berries Other 10 Days(fermenter) 1.00 Oz  Mugwort Herb 60 Min.(boil) 0.05 Tsp  Black Pepper Spice 30 Min.(boil) 0.05 Oz  Ginger Root Spice 10 Min.(boil) 0.05 Oz  Licorice Root Spice 10 Min.(boil) 0.25 Tsp  Wormwood Other 30 Min.(boil) Yeast WYeast 1728 Scotish Ale Notes The original recipe was from BeerAdvocate magazine 1g sweet gale 50 minutes 1 oz mugwort 50 minutes 0.2 oz white oak bark 50 minutes 0.4 oz dandilion root 50 minutes 1/4 t wormwood 50 minutes 2 licorice tea bags 50 minutes 1 ginger tea bag 5 minutes 0.05 oz black pepper 5 minutes 2g juniper berries 5 minutes 1g ground cardamom seed 5 minutes 1/2 t cumin 5 minutes