@@LifeIsBrewtiful Id love to. I wonder if Lithuania is similar, I know Lithuania was one of the last countries to convert to Christianity so maybe they might have retained some of this older beer brewing as well?
Lithuania was less so than Estonia from what I experienced. However, out in the farmlands they still brew traditional farmhouse styles which could include some herbs. Also, if your lucky you can find some green pea beers in the north. I've got a video coming out soon on both regions! As far as the baltics go, I'd say the only place I didn't have a great beer experience was Latvia, however, I didn't get the opportunity to explore there as much.
@@LifeIsBrewtiful Nice, I'd really love to visit someday I have great interest in pagan Europe in particular so Lithuania is definitely on my list. Enjoyed the video.
It was Martin Luther that was a father of the protestant reformation(his wife brewed beer for the monks btw). Martin Luther king Sr. would be the American civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther king jr.'s father.
You're welcome! You should look at the Gruut breweries website. They are a Belgian company that focuses solely on the style and have a lot of useful information. Cheers and happy brewing!
I live in California and I can’t find anywhere in my state that brews gruit. I can’t even get it online because of my state laws. Any suggestions are much appreciated. 👍🏼
In the book "bronze age mindset", a claim is made that gruit was hopped by puritans to discourage consumption. Ale was an aphrodisiac that made people aggressive and lively, while hopped beer was more of a sedative. Coincidentally, 8-Prenylnaringenin is the phytoestrogen found in hops, reported to be the most estrogenic phytoestrogen known.
Well I've been enjoying an herbal drink that uses yeast and sugar. I'll even add the herb hops, so is it gruit or beer? LOL I don't use malted grain, just herbs and sugar. Sometimes I'll add a 1/4 cup of oatmeal to the fermenting wort to thicken the mouth feel. I can make a gallon for under a buck. The craft beers will set you back to the price of store beers. So why the effort and time to try and make what you can buy. I like what I make, and what's amazing is the range of flavors I can have by adding a little squirt from one of those water flavorings. I did sadly learn not to use coriander unless you want your beer to taste like a bologna sandwich, not a good experience. It's amazing how some herbs will change into a new flavor after fermentation. Ginger can develop a citrus flavor. If you want apple, don't use apple or apple juice, instead use chamomile. It doesn't take a lot of herb either. Only use 1 or 2 tablespoons per gallon to start, then build up to what you like. An easy start in brewing a simple gruit is with green tea and hops and a gallon fermenting jar. 2 bags of green tea 1 oz your preferred hops, and can yield many flavors good and bad. 1-2 cups of sugar 1 gallon water 1/2 teaspoon yeast 4-7 days later filter, 1/4 cup priming sugar, yeast if dry, 1/3 cup splenda. Bottle in clean plastic bottles, burp next 2-3 days. I'd tell more but kids might see this. What my Rosey T. Sage has in it is a secret and less sugar so it has only about 1.2% alcohol, about a forth as strong as store beer. The above will yield 4-7%. It's real cheap, it's the hops that can raise the cost. With just herbs and sugar, real cheap to experiment with different blends and amounts of herbs. Just remember it only takes a little herbs for flavor.
Who would want to drink a beer with funky herbs in it, sour and bitter alternate to hops are less popular then, sweet and sour grain alcoholic drinks. that end up tasting more like a wine or wine coolers, some are even designed to taste like margaritas. Fermented grains are known for their sour taste.
The book "AGAINST ALL HOPS" written by Butch Heilshorn is a good book for learning how to brew gruit beers.
Thanks for the tip! I have a huge weakness for beer books so I'll add it to my shopping list! Thank you!
Damn protestants, why i cant get gruit anywhere.... i want my juniper berry and bark beer.
Visit Estonia! I was there last year and there's more juniper, spruce, spice and herb beer than you can handle!
@@LifeIsBrewtiful Id love to. I wonder if Lithuania is similar, I know Lithuania was one of the last countries to convert to Christianity so maybe they might have retained some of this older beer brewing as well?
Lithuania was less so than Estonia from what I experienced. However, out in the farmlands they still brew traditional farmhouse styles which could include some herbs. Also, if your lucky you can find some green pea beers in the north.
I've got a video coming out soon on both regions! As far as the baltics go, I'd say the only place I didn't have a great beer experience was Latvia, however, I didn't get the opportunity to explore there as much.
@@LifeIsBrewtiful Nice, I'd really love to visit someday I have great interest in pagan Europe in particular so Lithuania is definitely on my list. Enjoyed the video.
It was Martin Luther that was a father of the protestant reformation(his wife brewed beer for the monks btw). Martin Luther king Sr. would be the American civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther king jr.'s father.
Thanks for all the information and entertaining video. I wanted to try this way of beer brewing and I will watch this again when I try. Thanks again.
You're welcome! You should look at the Gruut breweries website. They are a Belgian company that focuses solely on the style and have a lot of useful information. Cheers and happy brewing!
I live in California and I can’t find anywhere in my state that brews gruit. I can’t even get it online because of my state laws. Any suggestions are much appreciated. 👍🏼
In the book "bronze age mindset", a claim is made that gruit was hopped by puritans to discourage consumption. Ale was an aphrodisiac that made people aggressive and lively, while hopped beer was more of a sedative.
Coincidentally, 8-Prenylnaringenin is the phytoestrogen found in hops, reported to be the most estrogenic phytoestrogen known.
Need to return to gruit beers and not these soyboy hop beers then!
That doesn't explain why they died out in places where puritanism never established.
Where did u buy gruut beer in America
I don't live in America. I bought these in Bruges from the brewery.
Well I've been enjoying an herbal drink that uses yeast and sugar. I'll even add the herb hops, so is it gruit or beer? LOL
I don't use malted grain, just herbs and sugar. Sometimes I'll add a 1/4 cup of oatmeal to the fermenting wort to thicken the mouth feel. I can make a gallon for under a buck. The craft beers will set you back to the price of store beers. So why the effort and time to try and make what you can buy. I like what I make, and what's amazing is the range of flavors I can have by adding a little squirt from one of those water flavorings. I did sadly learn not to use coriander unless you want your beer to taste like a bologna sandwich, not a good experience.
It's amazing how some herbs will change into a new flavor after fermentation. Ginger can develop a citrus flavor. If you want apple, don't use apple or apple juice, instead use chamomile. It doesn't take a lot of herb either. Only use 1 or 2 tablespoons per gallon to start, then build up to what you like.
An easy start in brewing a simple gruit is with green tea and hops and a gallon fermenting jar.
2 bags of green tea
1 oz your preferred hops, and can yield many flavors good and bad.
1-2 cups of sugar
1 gallon water
1/2 teaspoon yeast
4-7 days later filter, 1/4 cup priming sugar, yeast if dry, 1/3 cup splenda. Bottle in clean plastic bottles, burp next 2-3 days.
I'd tell more but kids might see this. What my Rosey T. Sage has in it is a secret and less sugar so it has only about 1.2% alcohol, about a forth as strong as store beer. The above will yield 4-7%. It's real cheap, it's the hops that can raise the cost. With just herbs and sugar, real cheap to experiment with different blends and amounts of herbs. Just remember it only takes a little herbs for flavor.
Who would want to drink a beer with funky herbs in it, sour and bitter alternate to hops are less popular then, sweet and sour grain alcoholic drinks. that end up tasting more like a wine or wine coolers, some are even designed to taste like margaritas. Fermented grains are known for their sour taste.