spacer
spacerspacerspacer
spacer

 

The Barony of Westermark

Recipes: Gruit Ale

 


Ales brewed without hops, the following are the five versions that were created, and the comments made upon drinking ~one month later

Ale #1 Ingredients:

  • 5 Juniper Berries
  • 1 tsp Hibiscus Flowers
  • 1/2 tsp Grains of Paradise
  • 1/2 Galengale
  • 1/2 Saunders
  • 1 tsp Spikenard


    • Comments: Smooth, very good.



    Ale #2 Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp Gains of Paradise
  • 1/2 tsp Long Pepper
  • 1 1/2 tbl Mugwort
  • 2 grams Sweetgale


    • Comments: Yummy, worth seconds.



    Ale #3 Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp dried Yarrow Flowers
  • 1/2 tsp Carrwey Seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Grains of Paradise
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried Elderberries
  • 1/2 tsp Spikenard


    • Comments: Tastes like cheap beer, feet, or bad Swedish cheese - take your pick.



    Ale #4 Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 Hibiscus Flowers
  • 1 Rosemary
  • 1 Corriander
  • 1 Anise
  • 1 Mace
  • 1/2 Clove


    • Comments: Would make a good ice-cream float. Makes Corwyn think of Portuguese potroast. 1/2 the room liked it, 1/2 the room thought it vile.



    Ale #5 Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp Ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Grains of Paradise
  • 1/2 tsp Cubebs
  • 1 tsp Mace
  • 1/2 tsp Elderberry Flowers


    • Comments: Very tart, good hot weather drink. Tastes like Saxer's Lemon Lager.