Gluten Free Pyramid Apricot Ale attempt

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I am planning on brewing a clone of Pyramid Apricot Ale, as it was SWMBO's favorite beer before she had to go GF. I will list my recipe(for a 5gal batch), but I was wondering if anyone had brewed this, GF or not. I was planning on using the apricot extract during bottling as that's what I've heard most people have done when making an apricot ale.

4# Sorghum Extract (Briess)
3# Brown Rice Syrup (Briess)
1# Roasted Millet

.50 oz Nugget, pellet 13.00% (60 min)
.50 oz Nugget, pellet 13.00% (10 min)

SafBrew Wheat Ale Yeast WB-06

I will add the Apricot Extract during bottling phase to taste.
 
No_Party said:
I am planning on brewing a clone of Pyramid Apricot Ale, as it was SWMBO's favorite beer before she had to go GF. I will list my recipe(for a 5gal batch), but I was wondering if anyone had brewed this, GF or not. I was planning on using the apricot extract during bottling as that's what I've heard most people have done when making an apricot ale.

4# Sorghum Extract (Briess)
3# Brown Rice Syrup (Briess)
1# Roasted Millet

.50 oz Nugget, pellet 13.00% (60 min)
.50 oz Nugget, pellet 13.00% (10 min)

SafBrew Wheat Ale Yeast WB-06

I will add the Apricot Extract during bottling phase to taste.
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I don't know that I have anything directly useful to add to the discussion, but I've given an apricot beer some thought (my wife loves Magic Hat #9).

Have you used the wb-06 yeast in a GF beer before? (I've got a packet at home waiting to be used...)
 
I've seen but never tried Magic Hat #9. I may have to give it a whirl next time I hit the store. Is it an apricot ale? Oddly enough, Magic Hat bought out Pyramid a few years back. Then recently Magic Hat was purchased by Genesee, or so I was told by an employee at a local beer store when I told her my home brew idea.

I have not used the wb-06 yeast yet, but I figured since the original Pyramid Apricot Ale was really a hefeweizen, that it was the logical choice for this attempt. It'll be interesting to see what flavors it imparts on the GF beer. Now that you mention it, I will pull off a growler's worth to bottle before I add the extract, just to see what it tastes like without the apricot flavoring. Don't know why I didn't think of that before :)
 
No_Party said:
I've seen but never tried Magic Hat #9. I may have to give it a whirl next time I hit the store. Is it an apricot ale? Oddly enough, Magic Hat bought out Pyramid a few years back. Then recently Magic Hat was purchased by Genesee, or so I was told by an employee at a local beer store when I told her my home brew idea.

I have not used the wb-06 yeast yet, but I figured since the original Pyramid Apricot Ale was really a hefeweizen, that it was the logical choice for this attempt. It'll be interesting to see what flavors it imparts on the GF beer. Now that you mention it, I will pull off a growler's worth to bottle before I add the extract, just to see what it tastes like without the apricot flavoring. Don't know why I didn't think of that before :)
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I've never tried the Magic Hat #9, but based on smell, description on the bottle, and my wife's info, it seems that it is a pale ale with apricot flavoring.
 
DKershner said:
I made a very similar beer.

I added strawberry until it faded away and then added apricot. Both were big hits.
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That is very promising, although the fact that it took you so long to finish it makes me think that I should make this a half batch.

Did you add apricot extract or something homemade when the strawberry flavor faded? I didn't think about adding maltodextrine to this one. Do you think I should?
 
No_Party said:
That is very promising, although the fact that it took you so long to finish it makes me think that I should make this a half batch.

Did you add apricot extract or something homemade when the strawberry flavor faded? I didn't think about adding maltodextrine to this one. Do you think I should?
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My fiancee is not too swift of a beer drinker, she concentrates on the wine. She also forgot it was on tap for awhile. She thought it was delicious, though, and drank it faster than most other beers.

I added a smaller amount of strawberries than is normal because I wanted it to be fairly faint. Even then, it stuck around a few months.

In summary, Make a full batch! :mug:
 
No_Party said:
And you have some kickass recipes on there. I may have to brew your stout recipe next :rockin:
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The coffee stout turned out quite interesting. Definitely a love or hate type beer, directly proportional to how much someone loves coffee. If you want a wider audience, use less coffee.

That one is still on tap.
 
No_Party said:
I am planning on brewing a clone of Pyramid Apricot Ale, as it was SWMBO's favorite beer before she had to go GF. I will list my recipe(for a 5gal batch), but I was wondering if anyone had brewed this, GF or not. I was planning on using the apricot extract during bottling as that's what I've heard most people have done when making an apricot ale.

4# Sorghum Extract (Briess)
3# Brown Rice Syrup (Briess)
1# Roasted Millet

.50 oz Nugget, pellet 13.00% (60 min)
.50 oz Nugget, pellet 13.00% (10 min)

SafBrew Wheat Ale Yeast WB-06

I will add the Apricot Extract during bottling phase to taste.
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This recipe looks really good. My question is what type of Apricot extract did you use? I can get Brewer's Best Apricot Extract at my LHBS but I don't know if it is gluten free or not. I emailed LD Carlson but haven't heard anything back yet. I can get Oregon Apricot Puree, which is 100% fruit, making it ok for a GF beer. If I can get the same result from an extract though, I would go that route.
 
Getting ready to bottle this finally. It sat in the primary for 3 months... life got in the way. I have a problem though. It has attenuated down to 1.000 and is very wine-like. I was thinking of adding Malto Dextrin at bottling to bring up the gravity a bit. Anyone think this is a bad idea or have any other ideas to get some sweetness back into this?
 

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