So I've made a batch of Coopers from a can, but I've never tried any thing with grain. My wife has Celiac, so to justify all the brewing equipment I have to do a GF batch. I've read around a lot and have joined the local homebrew club. I've gathered together all my ingredients and am about ready to give it a shot.
The plan is a simple APA recipe that I found somewhere else, it's called Hammerhouse GF APA. The recipe is for a 5 gal batch, but I'm going to cut it to 2.5 gallons. The list below is the cut recipe.
3 lbs Northern Brewer Sorghum Syrup
.5 lbs Flaked Corn
4 oz Flaked Rice
.5 oz Hallertauer pellets (60 min)
.5 oz Cascade whole (30 Min)
.5 oz cascade whole (2 min)
Safale S-05
The recipe doesn't give any info on temperatures though, so I am a bit unsure what to do. I've read a lot on the Brew-In-A-Bag method, which is what I will be trying.
I am thinking the following is what I should do -
Add the Sorghum Syrup and water to make a 3 gallon boil
Bring up to Strike temp of about 68c (155F)
Place bag in pot and add corn and rice
Mash at 65c (150F) for 60 minutes stir and add heat to hold temp
Remove grain bag and collect the draining wort
Add the collected wort back to the boil pot (should be a little under 3 gallons at this point)
Bring to a boil - add hops at times shown in recipe
Hopefully end with about 2.5 gallons of wort and ferment as usual.
Does this seem right? Am I missing anything? Have I lost my mind?
The plan is a simple APA recipe that I found somewhere else, it's called Hammerhouse GF APA. The recipe is for a 5 gal batch, but I'm going to cut it to 2.5 gallons. The list below is the cut recipe.
3 lbs Northern Brewer Sorghum Syrup
.5 lbs Flaked Corn
4 oz Flaked Rice
.5 oz Hallertauer pellets (60 min)
.5 oz Cascade whole (30 Min)
.5 oz cascade whole (2 min)
Safale S-05
The recipe doesn't give any info on temperatures though, so I am a bit unsure what to do. I've read a lot on the Brew-In-A-Bag method, which is what I will be trying.
I am thinking the following is what I should do -
Add the Sorghum Syrup and water to make a 3 gallon boil
Bring up to Strike temp of about 68c (155F)
Place bag in pot and add corn and rice
Mash at 65c (150F) for 60 minutes stir and add heat to hold temp
Remove grain bag and collect the draining wort
Add the collected wort back to the boil pot (should be a little under 3 gallons at this point)
Bring to a boil - add hops at times shown in recipe
Hopefully end with about 2.5 gallons of wort and ferment as usual.
Does this seem right? Am I missing anything? Have I lost my mind?