Schwarzbier Recipe - Appalachian True Root Beer

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Appalachian True Root Beer

by on
All Grain
4 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
120 min
75%
An alcoholic root beer with hops, for the the gruit-averse. Add roots in muslin bag near end of boil to sanitize, then keep in primary for a week. (I don't have the right equipment or conditions for lagering, so I use an ale yeast, but the grain bill and hops are modeled after doppelbock.)

Fermentables

75% - Pale 2-Row - US
9
37
1
Mash
12% - Vienna - US
1.5
36
4
Mash
8% - Caramel/Crystal 60 - US
1
36
60
Mash
4% - Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US
0.5
33
1
Mash

Hops

Hallertau
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4.5
16.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

sassafras root shavings, fresh
1
oz
Primary
aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis), whole fresh roots
3
oz
Primary
wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis), whole fresh rhizome
2
oz
Primary
sweet flag (Acorus calamus), dried roots
0.5
oz
Primary
angelica (Angelica archangelica), dried roots
0.25
oz
Primary
staghorn sumac heads, frozen then thawed
7
each
Secondary
horsebalm (Collinsonia canadensis) heads, dried
0.5
oz
Secondary

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
150
60 min

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

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Recipe Facts

Appalachian True Root Beer
Schwarzbier
  • 4.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 120  min Boil Time
  • 1.082 OG
  • 1.021 FG
  • 16.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.19 BG:GU
  • 11.3° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 8.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 285 per 12oz Calories
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