brewshki
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I am brewing some beer and cider for a wedding in a few months and had a few questions about GF. I have heard of clarity ferm and have a batch that my gluten intolerant girlfriend is going to try soon. Her reaction is very mild and she regularly eats bread but only if she wants to otherwise will avoid as it does cause some stomach issues. The groom's dad is celiac however and I am not will to use clarity ferm and say it is gluten free or make a gluten free beer. Our solution was going to be making a cider. He likes it well enough and it is obviously gluten free. One of our friends asked the question about the equipment used to make the cider. Can I use my buckets, tubing, draft lines, and kegs that I have used to make beer to make cider and not have any issues? I am assuming the keg would be fine as it is stainless steel. I know that a lot of food have to say if they have been prepared on the same equipment, but I do not know it that is just to let people know or is backed up with real science and there is that much cross contamination. Luckily, I have bought a few new kegs that have never had beer in them, so if there is an issue, I can just reserve those for cider. It isn't a big issue to buy more fermenters and tubing because it is so cheap. Does gluten hang around on normal equipment or is this just something not to worry about? If anyone has any sources or anything I would be very appreciative. I will be doing my own research as well, but it seemed silly not to tap into this knowledge base.
I am brewing some beer and cider for a wedding in a few months and had a few questions about GF. I have heard of clarity ferm and have a batch that my gluten intolerant girlfriend is going to try soon. Her reaction is very mild and she regularly eats bread but only if she wants to otherwise will avoid as it does cause some stomach issues. The groom's dad is celiac however and I am not will to use clarity ferm and say it is gluten free or make a gluten free beer. Our solution was going to be making a cider. He likes it well enough and it is obviously gluten free. One of our friends asked the question about the equipment used to make the cider. Can I use my buckets, tubing, draft lines, and kegs that I have used to make beer to make cider and not have any issues? I am assuming the keg would be fine as it is stainless steel. I know that a lot of food have to say if they have been prepared on the same equipment, but I do not know it that is just to let people know or is backed up with real science and there is that much cross contamination. Luckily, I have bought a few new kegs that have never had beer in them, so if there is an issue, I can just reserve those for cider. It isn't a big issue to buy more fermenters and tubing because it is so cheap. Does gluten hang around on normal equipment or is this just something not to worry about? If anyone has any sources or anything I would be very appreciative. I will be doing my own research as well, but it seemed silly not to tap into this knowledge base.