Recipe Name: Solstice Gruit URL: https://www.mibrewsupply.com/recipe/solstice-gruit Type: All Grain Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Notes: This is my first attempt at a gruit. I did not use the hops listed in the recipe. I just needed to get an IBU to publish. I grew all of the gruit herbs in my garden, so they were all fresh, not dried. Both herb additions were chopped coarsely and put in muslin bags. The late addition yarrow and mugwort were transferred to the fermenter, the early addition bag was removed. The honey I used was a local raw honey. I did not boil it, but added it to the wort once the temperature had dropped to 120 degrees F., just prior to going into the fermenter. OG - 1.064 SG at transfer to secondary after 14 days - 1.018 Note: I did not transfer the herbs to the secondary FG at bottling - 1.016 Bottle conditioned with the same raw honey used in the wort. 1/2 cup honey dissolved in 2/3 cup water that had been boiled and cooled to 120 degrees. The color was a really unique ocher. Definite orange tones in the yellow tan base. Taste was a bit harsh and green, but I expect that to mellow in the bottle. Batch Size: 3.00 Gallons Boil Length: 60 Minutes OG: 1.065 FG: 1.021 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 47 SRM: 6 Fermentables ------------ 5.00lb Maris Otter (UK) - Mash 1.00lb Honey () - Boil 1.00lb Red Wheat (US) - Mash 0.50lb Flaked Oat (US) - Steep Hops ---- 2.00oz Hallertau - Boil - 60 Minute(s) (47.22 IBU) Yeast ----- Lallemand Windsor Ale Dry Yeast Other ----- Mash Schedule ------------- 135F for 20 Minutes 155F for 60 Minutes Fermentation Schedule --------------------- 68F for 14 Day(s) 68F for 7 Day(s)