Big Brewing May 2010
Well this past Saturday (May 29th) I went and hung out with my good friends Brian and Nicole for another Big Brewing Day (though not like the officially recognized nationwide big brewing day, just a day where we brewed a lot of beer). For this big brewing Brian and I decided to give the gruit style (see a previous big brewing) another shot.
Our first attempt, a little less than a year ago, ended up with mixed results (mine was soured and really only recently seems to have achieved drinkability, Brian’s was okay, but kind of a strong medicinal flavor), so our hope is that a second time around will produce a more controlled and desired beverage. We split a 10 gallon batch and here is the main recipe:
The only point of divergence (thus far) between Brian and my batch is that Brian used Scottish Ale yeast and I used British Ale yeast. We’ll see how this comes out as far as differing the flavor. This is a relatively low gravity be coming in with an OG of 1.052. Tasting some of the wort and it was apparent that the herbs have really instilled a flavor. Mine is well on it’s brewing way, bubbling about and giving off a good fragrance. Can’t wait to check out the finished products.
